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VF 2: New Rise PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Erick Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Warner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Erick Murphy has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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163 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Erick Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jay Warner!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy throws a series of punches but Warner avoids them all with ease.
Nice takedown defense from Murphy. No joy for Warner on that attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murphy. Warner does a little dance to reset his feet.
A punch lands to the side of Warner 's head but he takes it in his stride.
It looks like Jay Warner has been cut.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Warner.
Warner sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Murphy is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Warner fails to land a wild elbow strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Warner goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Murphy has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Warner but great work by Murphy.
Warner struggling a bit here.
Warner is looking to regain half guard here but Murphy keeps moving and retains side control.
Murphy throwing strikes but Warner manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy pushes Warner away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Warner gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Warner tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Warner is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Murphy is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Warner wants to lay and pray for a moment but Murphy keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warner goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Murphy rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Warner's guard! Nice work there by Murphy!
Murphy throws an elbow that misses. Warner uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Murphy's guard. Nice move by Warner!
Warner advances to half guard.
Warner 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.
Warner missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warner not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Warner is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Murphy doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Warner.
Warner is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Murphy has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warner missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Murphy has hold of Warner's hands but Warner slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Warner slips a nice elbow through Murphy's hands, connecting with Murphy's forehead.
Warner is working for a submission of some sort.
Murphy pushes Warner off looking to stand but Warner dives back in and keeps control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Warner dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jay Warner's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Warner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murphy.
Murphy fails to land with a series of punches.
A combination from Murphy does no damage.
Horrible takedown by Warner or perhaps it was just good defense by Murphy which made him look bad.
Warner tries a head kick but it misses.
Warner fails with a takedown attempt.
Erick Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murphy throws a lazy uppercut
and Warner counters with a two punch combo.
Murphy throws a big shot that misses.
Murphy throws a right and a left that both miss.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Warner.
Erick Murphy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Warner.
Murphy stuffs the takedown attempt from Warner. Warner gets slowly back to his feet.
Warner shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Murphy napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Warner goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Murphy has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Warner but great work by Murphy.
Murphy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Warner on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy scoring with punches and elbows.
Warner tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Murphy wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Murphy in side control lands a decent elbow.
Murphy is trying to ground and pound but Warner uses the momentary lack of control by Murphy to regain half guard.
Warner blocking the ground and pound attempt from Murphy.
Murphy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Warner's head.
Warner regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Murphy's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Murphy wants to control from the top but Warner keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murphy is working Warner over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Warner avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Murphy lands a couple of elbows.
Warner had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Murphy defends it easily.
Murphy working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Warner's head.
Murphy throws an elbow that misses. Warner uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Murphy's guard. Nice move by Warner!
Murphy keeping moving, preventing Warner from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warner wants to pass the guard but Murphy is keeping the position.
Murphy keeping moving, preventing Warner from controlling successfully.
Warner postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Warner in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Warner throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Murphy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Warner drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Murphy manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Warner has Murphy in his guard.
Warner is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Murphy defends well.
Jay Warner has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy lands a couple of elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Murphy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Warner has his foot on Murphy's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Murphy works his way back into a safe position though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murphy 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!
Warner had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Murphy defends it easily.
Murphy chips away with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jay Warner will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jay Warner's cut.
That's time! Murphy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Murphy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Murphy wants it to stay on the feet.
Murphy drops Warner with a beautiful combination! Warner stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Murphy is looking for the KO!
Warner is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murphy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Warner is still on wobbly legs! Can Murphy finish him?
Murphy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Warner steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murphy.
Warner seems to have recovered his senses.
Murphy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Murphy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Warner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Murphy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Murphy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Murphy throws a shot to the body.
Erick Murphy is winning the standup battle so far.
Warner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Warner tries to score a power double leg takedown but Murphy sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Warner somewhat.
Erick Murphy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Warner.
Murphy feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Warner sprawling to the canvas! Warner rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Murphy finish him?!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warner slips under a jab from Murphy.
Murphy throws a hook but Warner avoids it easily.
Murphy looks to land a left hand but Warner moved out of range nicely.
Murphy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Warner.
Warner looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Murphy!
Warner is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Murphy is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Warner goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Murphy rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Warner's guard! Nice work there by Murphy!
Murphy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Murphy distracts Warner with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Murphy distracts Warner with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murphy throws an elbow that misses. Warner uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Murphy's guard. Nice move by Warner!
Warner working some strikes from top position.
Warner trying to control the position from guard on top but Murphy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Warner passes Murphy's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warner is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Warner is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Murphy sees it coming and defends easily.
Warner is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Murphy has managed to free his arm - good work.
Warner is working for a kimura but Murphy is defending it quite comfortably.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warner prevents Murphy from standing back up.
Jay Warner is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Warner is trying to control the action in half guard but Murphy is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Murphy is defending against the submission attempts here by Warner.
Erick Murphy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Murphy won't allow Warner to pass to mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Erick Murphy showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Warner has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jay Warner!
A pretty intense looking Jay Warner took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Bateman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rami Kottari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Patrick Bateman has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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274 lbs
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255 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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Decent boxing
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Patrick Bateman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rami Kottari!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bateman lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Rami Kottari has been cut.
Bateman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bateman throws out a powerful jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kottari ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kottari's corner calls for a 1-2. Kottari obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bateman throws a jab but it's blocked by Kottari.
Bateman ducks under a wild hook from Kottari.
Kottari drives through with a takedown into Bateman's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Kottari won't allow Bateman to get back to his feet.
Kottari is looking to work some ground and pound but Bateman has wrist control.
Kottari engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kottari's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bateman wants to stand up but Kottari is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kottari sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Kottari pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bateman is keeping the position for now.
Kottari slips nicely into half guard.
Kottari trying to control from half guard but Bateman is working away.
Bateman is trying to stand back up but Kottari is controlling him
Kottari wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bateman keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bateman is trying to stand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kottari sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bateman defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bateman wants to get back to his feet.
Kottari working the head and body with strikes.
Kottari looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bateman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kottari on the ground.
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!
Kottari trying to control the action but Bateman is working from the bottom.
Bateman tries to kick Kottari off but Kottari keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Bateman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kottari tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bateman knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Bateman is refusing to be controlled, as Kottari sits in half guard.
Kottari performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Kottari is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bateman tries to kick Kottari off but Kottari keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kottari missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bateman is trying to stand up here but Kottari is controlling him well.
Kottari lands strikes from half guard.
Kottari is trying to control the action in half guard but Bateman is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bateman wants to get back to his feet.
Kottari takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bateman is looking to escape.
Kottari has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bateman is staying active underneath Kottari, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kottari thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bateman wants to get back to his feet.
Kottari not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
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. Kottari connects with a nice short shot to Bateman's temple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bateman is looking to escape.
Kottari lands strikes from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bateman is trying to stand back up but Kottari is controlling him
Kottari with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Kottari throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kottari scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kottari lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kottari stops Bateman from getting back to his feet.
Kottari lands with a punch from half guard.
Bateman on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bateman tries to get out of the position.
Kottari scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kottari content to control rather than advance.
Bateman kicks Kottari off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bateman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A slow jab from Bateman misses its intended target.
Bateman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kottari.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rami Kottari dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rami Kottari's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kottari misses with a left hand
and Bateman counters with a left and a right that stings Kottari.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bateman, as that shot connected.
That has opened up Rami Kottari's cut even more.
Bateman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bateman moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bateman on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bateman misses with a looping left.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Kottari. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Kottari throws a shot from downtown. Bateman moves away and avoids it.
Kottari misses with a hook.
Bateman moves out of range as Kottari strikes.
Bateman lands with an overhand left.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bateman misses with a hook.
Patrick Bateman is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bateman just misses with a punch to the body.
A big left from Kottari misses.
Patrick Bateman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kottari ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bateman avoids the body shot from Kottari.
Bateman avoids the body shot from Kottari.
Kottari dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kottari waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bateman.
Kottari scores with a nice head shot.
Nice jab there from Bateman.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kottari changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bateman tries to avoid it but Kottari manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bateman to the ground. Bateman escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A slow jab from Kottari misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kottari showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bateman.
Bateman loads up on a big right hand but Kottari slips the punch.
Bateman lands a lovely overhand right.
Bateman feints and then cracks Kottari's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kottari down.
Bateman defending well as Kottari loads up on a big left hand.
Bateman slips a straight right by Kottari.
Kottari throws a hook to the side of Bateman's head but Bateman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bateman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bateman throws a looping overhand right but Kottari ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kottari misses with a left hand
and Kottari takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bateman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kottari throws a looping overhand right but Bateman ducks down to avoid it.
Bateman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kottari looks to throw the jab but Bateman is out of range.
Kottari throws out a loose jab but Bateman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bateman bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kottari's head.
The cut above Rami Kottari's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Kottari throws a jab when Bateman was well out of range.
Kottari ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bateman moves away.
Bateman throws a hook but Kottari blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bateman loads up on a big right hand but Kottari slips the punch.
Bateman takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kottari's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bateman under the eye.
A slow jab from Kottari misses its intended target.
Kottari misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bateman.
Bateman cracks Kottari with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kottari keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kottari swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A big left from Bateman misses.
Bateman uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kottari has time to react.
A combination from Bateman does no damage.
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 Patrick Bateman will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rami Kottari's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Kottari looks to land a left hand but Bateman moved out of range nicely.
Kottari ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bateman moves away.
Kottari ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kottari throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bateman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kottari jabs at Bateman's body.
Bateman is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Bateman pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kottari is out of range and Bateman settles back down.
Kottari uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bateman.
Kottari thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kottari takes a swing at Bateman's ribcage but misses.
A swing and a miss from Bateman.
Kottari misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bateman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bateman throws a hook but Kottari blocks it.
Kottari lands a right hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kottari staying out of range there.
Kottari ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from Kottari finds it's way through Bateman's defenses.
Bateman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bateman slips under a jab.
Kottari misses with a left hand
and Bateman counters with a straight right hand.
Kottari tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kottari misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bateman cracks Kottari with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab lands there for Kottari.
Kottari throws a hook to the side of Bateman's head but Bateman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kottari misses with a looping right.
Bateman missing with a left hand there. Kottari was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bateman misses with a hook. Kottari ducked under it nicely.
Kottari looks to land a right hand but Bateman moved out of range.
Kottari thows a body shot but no joy.
Kottari lands with a right hand.
Kottari just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kottari swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kottari throws an overhand right that lands on Bateman's shoulder, as Bateman tries to avoid the shot.
Kottari takes a swing at Bateman's ribcage but misses.
Bateman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bateman pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kottari is out of range and Bateman settles back down.
Bateman throws a sloppy head kick and Kottari moves out of range easily.
Kottari misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bateman.
Kottari connects with a jab.
Kottari looks to score with a jab to the body but Bateman is just out of range.
Bateman avoids the body shot from Kottari.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bateman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bateman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kottari counters with a straight right hand.
Bateman lands a jab to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kottari misses with a body shot.
Bateman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kottari.
Bateman scores with the left hand. Kottari knows he should have avoided that one.
Kottari fails with a takedown attempt.
Kottari misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bateman.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bateman lands a glancing blow to the side of Kottari's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rami Kottari comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kottari has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rami Kottari!
Rami Kottari 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Bird (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Bieber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vincent Bird could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Justin Bieber's chin.
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192 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vincent Bird!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Justin Bieber!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bird throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bird swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bieber waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bird.
Bird throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bieber throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bird sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bieber closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Bieber tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Bieber goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Bird rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Bieber's guard! Nice work there by Bird!
Bieber looking for a guillotine here but Bird defends easily.
Bird has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bieber keeping moving, preventing Bird from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bird working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bieber's head.
Bird trying to control the position from guard on top but Bieber is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bird is stalling in the full guard.
Bird preventing the sweep.
Bird wants to pass the guard but Bieber is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bird wants to control from the top but Bieber keeps moving.
Vincent Bird has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Bieber throws a leg kick that is checked
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bird just misses with a punch to the body.
No joy there for Bird, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bird fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bieber manages to avoid it.
Bird scoring well with a low kick there.
Bieber needs to keep his hands up - Bird had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bieber keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bieber throws a sloppy head kick and Bird moves out of range easily.
Bird looks to score with a jab to the body but Bieber is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bird ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bieber moves away.
Bird throws a right hand that Bieber ducks under and follows up with a left that Bieber also avoids with ease.
Bird throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bieber misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bird looks for the body kick but Bieber saw that one coming.
Vincent Bird is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bieber scores with a jab to the jaw.
A big right from Bieber misses.
Bieber takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bird misses with a series of wild punches.
Bird lands a body shot.
Bird throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bieber just misses with a punch to the body.
Bird is looking to score with low kicks.
Bieber blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Bieber.
Bieber connects with a jab.
Bird swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bieber checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bird slips a jab from Bieber.
Vincent Bird seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bieber catches Bird with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
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!
Bird darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bieber moves out of range of the body kick from Bird.
Bieber tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bieber digs a good hook to Bird's body.
Bieber will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bieber slips a jab and a cross from Bird.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bieber shoots in and bounces Bird off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bird is controlling Bieber's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Vincent Bird 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.
Bieber throws a leg kick but Bird moved away.
Bieber misses with a wild body shot.
Bird thumps Bieber with a low kick.
Bird swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bieber moves out of range as Bird throws a body kick.
Bieber lands a nice looking body shot.
Bieber throws a combination. Bird tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bieber takes one on the button.
Bird takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bieber with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bird ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bieber moves away.
Bird throws a body kick that misses.
Bird takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bieber fails with the takedown.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bird. That's going to slow Bieber down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bird lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bieber ducks under a wild hook from Bird.
Bird showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bieber.
Bird walks into a straight right hand from Bieber.
Bieber finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bird throws a body punch but Bieber moves out of range.
Bird throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Bird pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bieber shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Bird is looking to get back to full guard here but Bieber has managed to pass to side control instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bieber wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bird keeps working.
Bird isn't going anywhere.
Bird tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bieber wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Bieber trying to control the action but Bird is working from the bottom.
Bird is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bieber goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Bird rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Bieber's guard! Nice work there by Bird!
Bieber is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bird trying to control but Bieber is working from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Bieber is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Vincent Bird.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bird.
Bieber scores with a punch to the head.
Bieber takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A clash of legs there as Bieber blocks the low kick.
Bird looks for the body kick but Bieber saw that one coming.
Bieber throws a jab but it's blocked by Bird.
Bird misses with a leg kick
and Bieber counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bieber, as that shot connected.
Bird is looking to wear down Bieber with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bieber lands with a hook. Bird tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bieber turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bieber checks the leg kick nicely there.
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 Vincent Bird will probably get the nod.
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!
Bird avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bieber lands with an uppercut that bounces Bird off the cage and back into range.
Vincent Bird is winning the standup battle so far.
Bird misses with a jab to the body
and Bieber counters with a single leg into guard. Bird didn't expect that.
Bieber won't allow Bird to sweep him here.
Bird controls Bieber momentarily but Bieber frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bieber content to stall in guard here.
Bieber wants to control from the top but Bird keeps moving.
Bieber stops Bird from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Bird is trying to keep Bieber in close.
Vincent Bird has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Bieber misses with an uppercut.
Bird throws a leg kick
and Bieber cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bieber ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bird!
Bieber fails to land with a series of punches.
Bird tries a low kick but Bieber avoids it.
Bird looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bieber throws out a powerful jab.
Bieber closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bird did well to prevent Bieber getting side control.
Bird is staying active underneath Bieber, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bird is trying to control but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bird is looking to improve his position.
Bieber wants to pass the guard but Bird is defending well.
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!
Bieber prevents Bird from improving his position.
Bieber is trying to control the action in half guard but Bird is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Bird moves into full guard.
Bieber content to stall in guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bieber stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bird swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bieber is working Bird over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Justin Bieber has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bieber is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bieber preventing the sweep.
Bieber is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Bird pulls Bieber in close to prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bird is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bieber landing some decent shots from guard.
Bieber throwing strikes but missing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bird 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 fight!
Justin Bieber comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bird 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vincent Bird!
A relieved looking Vincent Bird thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Auguste Grimm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Crillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crillo has chosen Wiz Khalifa - Black And Yellow as his entrance music. Frank Crillo is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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157 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Auguste Grimm!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frank Crillo!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grimm shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Grimm defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Crillo.
Crillo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Grimm circles away.
Crillo fails with a takedown attempt.
Auguste Grimm has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Crillo.
Grimm will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Grimm lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Crillo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Crillo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Crillo shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Grimm manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Grimm manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Crillo wants to control but Grimm is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grimm trying to control but Crillo is having none of it.
Grimm 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 one minute gone in the round.
Grimm tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Crillo is wriggling around trying to escape.
Grimm content just to control the position here.
Crillo wants to control but Grimm is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crillo can't escape the position.
Grimm trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crillo is working to get back to half guard.
Grimm landing strikes from the mount.
Grimm content just to control the position here.
Grimm looking to control but Crillo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crillo gets back to half guard.
Grimm performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Auguste Grimm just wasn't active enough.
Nice sprawl there from Grimm as Crillo shoots in.
Crillo has a takedown stuffed.
Grimm tries to work over Crillo's front leg with a kick but Crillo checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crillo shoots in looking for a takedown. Grimm tries to sprawl out of it but Crillo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Grimm manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Crillo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Grimm's waist but Grimm gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Crillo off to one side.
Grimm misses with a low kick.
Grimm pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A slapping leg kick lands for Grimm.
Crillo shoots in for a double leg but Grimm sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Grimm connects with a leg kick. Crillo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Grimm throws a jab when Crillo was well out of range.
Grimm lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crillo is trying to drag Grimm to the mat but Grimm just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grimm misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Auguste Grimm dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Crillo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Crillo shoots for a double leg takedown but Grimm sprawls well. He's pushed Crillo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Crillo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Grimm tries to work over Crillo's front leg with a kick but Crillo checks it.
Grimm throws out a leg kick but Crillo moves out of range and Grimm only half commits.
Grimm tries to clinch but Crillo moves out of range.
Grimm moves in looking to clinch but Crillo pushes him off.
Grimm dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Crillo. That did some damage!
Crillo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Grimm swivels and escapes.
Crillo moves away from the strike by Grimm.
The fighters circling - Grimm throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Grimm tries to bum rush Crillo with a series of wild strikes but Crillo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Crillo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Grimm but Grimm pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Auguste Grimm has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Crillo.
Grimm is looking to score with low kicks.
Grimm moves into the clinch successfully.
Grimm lands with a left to the head.
Grimm lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Grimm just misses with a elbow thrown towards Crillo's brow.
Crillo is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Grimm pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Crillo blocks an uppercut.
Grimm misses with a knee to the head.
Grimm prevents a takedown attempt there.
Crillo blocks the elbow strike.
Grimm tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Crillo's elbow.
Crillo tries for a takedown but Grimm manages to get underhooks.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Grimm just misses with a elbow thrown towards Crillo's brow.
Crillo is trying to drag Grimm to the mat but Grimm just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crillo is trying to drag Grimm to the mat but Grimm just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Crillo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Grimm pulls his leg out and moves away.
A punch lands to the side of Crillo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Crillo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Grimm swivels and escapes.
Crillo checks a leg kick nicely.
Crillo has a takedown stuffed.
Grimm tries a low kick but Crillo avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crillo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Grimm, right into the meat.
Crillo tries for a takedown but Grimm sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Crillo shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Grimm tries to get to full guard but Crillo has control of the leg.
Crillo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Grimm tries to get to full guard but Crillo has control of the leg.
Grimm trying to control here.
Crillo winds up and cracks Grimm with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crillo 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.
Grimm trying to hold on to Crillo's head to control him but Crillo postures up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grimm makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Grimm.
Crillo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crillo won't allow Grimm to sweep him here.
Grimm is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Auguste Grimm dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Grimm turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Grimm motions for Crillo to come forward. Grimm throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Grimm fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Crillo checks it well.
Grimm gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Crillo tries to score a body lock takedown but Grimm shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Crillo wants a takedown.
Grimm is pressed up against the cage. Crillo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Grimm down to the mat. Grimm avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Auguste Grimm has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Crillo.
Grimm misses with a leg kick.
Grimm jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Crillo feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Grimm is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Crillo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Grimm works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimm wants to stand but Crillo is controlling the position.
Grimm is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Auguste Grimm just wasn't active enough.
Grimm lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Crillo looks for a takedown but Grimm sprawls well.
Crillo shoots in for a takedown but Grimm shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Grimm throws a low kick but Crillo moves out of range easily.
Crillo ducks right into an uppercut from Grimm.
Crillo bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Crillo cracks Grimm with a big elbow.
Grimm dodges the ground and pound from Crillo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crillo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Grimm keeps working.
Grimm tries to bench press Crillo off him but Crillo keeps the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crillo tries to score with some ground and pound. Grimm controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Crillo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Grimm keeps working.
Grimm is looking to reverse the position.
Grimm struggling a bit here.
Crillo misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Grimm is looking to reverse the position.
Grimm sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Grimm wants to control but Crillo is keeping busy.
Crillo is nestled in close to Grimm, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimm makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Grimm.
Crillo works over Grimm with some ground and pound from guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Grimm is on top in guard.
Crillo controlling the position.
Grimm decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Crillo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Grimm's waist but Grimm gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Crillo off to one side.
Crillo closes the distance and clinches up with Grimm, looking for a takedown. Crillo pushes Grimm against the cage but Grimm circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Crillo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Auguste Grimm is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A cross from Grimm lands.
Frank Crillo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crillo shoots in but no luck this time.
A clash of legs there as Crillo blocks the low kick.
Grimm throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Crillo looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Crillo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grimm wants to improve his position but Crillo is controlling well.
Grimm is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Crillo's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Crillo's back!
Grimm missing with strikes.
Crillo is keeping busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grimm really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Crillo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Auguste Grimm did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Grimm scores with a shot to the body.
Grimm closes the distance and clinches.
Crillo takes an elbow to the temple.
Crillo tries for a takedown. No joy.
Grimm pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Grimm doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grimm.
Crillo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Grimm gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Crillo blocks the elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crillo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Grimm prevents it.
Auguste Grimm has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Crillo.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Grimm just misses with a elbow thrown towards Crillo's brow.
Crillo tries for a takedown but Grimm manages to get underhooks.
Grimm misses with the head strike.
Crillo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Grimm prevents it.
Grimm missing with knees to the body.
A short left from Grimm.
Grimm gets through Crillo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crillo is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Grimm is defending well.
Grimm struggles to land a body shot inside as Crillo controls his hands.
Grimm tries to throw a body punch but Crillo avoids it by throwing Grimm back against the cage.
Grimm lands an elbow inside that Crillo shrugs off.
Grimm misses with a punch to the body.
Crillo blocks an elbow strike.
Grimm lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Auguste Grimm has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Crillo tries for a takedown. No joy.
Crillo is trying to drag Grimm to the mat but Grimm just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Grimm lands a nice elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimm lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Grimm pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Grimm scores with a hook to the body.
Grimm lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Grimm misses with a short punch on the inside.
Crillo is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Grimm pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Crillo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Grimm fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Grimm tries to clinch but Crillo moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Crillo is defended easily by Grimm.
Crillo fails to land the takedown.
Crillo is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Crillo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Grimm looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Grimm scoring well with a low kick there.
Grimm fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Crillo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Grimm fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Crillo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Crillo dives in and grabs Grimm's left leg, looking for a takedown. Grimm pushes down on Crillo's head and hops out.
Crillo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grimm lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Grimm displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Crillo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grimm connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Auguste Grimm had his way with Frank Crillo in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Crillo fails with the takedown.
Crillo closes the distance and clinches up with Grimm, looking for a takedown. Crillo pushes Grimm against the cage but Grimm circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Grimm feints and then cracks Crillo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Crillo down.
Crillo checks the leg kick.
Crillo fails with the takedown
and Grimm counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Grimm.
Auguste Grimm has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Crillo.
Grimm creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Crillo blocks an uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Grimm.
Grimm scores with a nice hook to the head.
Crillo is working for takedown but Grimm is calmly controlling the position for now.
Crillo tries for a takedown but Grimm manages to get underhooks.
Crillo is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Grimm throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Crillo blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crillo goes for a takedown attempt but Grimm pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A clash of legs there as Crillo blocks the low kick.
Grimm cracks Crillo with an open hand slap.
Grimm will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Grimm throws a front kick aimed at Crillo's knee but Crillo avoids it well.
Grimm motions for Crillo to come forward. Grimm throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Grimm throws a solid leg kick but Crillo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Grimm.
Grimm lands a head shot.
Crillo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Grimm doesn't manage to clinch there - Crillo circles away.
Crillo dives in and grabs Grimm's left leg, looking for a takedown. Grimm pushes down on Crillo's head and hops out.
Grimm fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Crillo, pushing him back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Grimm fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crillo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Grimm is leaning against Crillo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Crillo blocks the elbow strike.
Grimm throws a punch but it's blocked by Crillo.
Crillo blocking some punches.
Grimm tries to work over Crillo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grimm misses with the head strike.
Grimm gets underhooks to prevent Crillo's takedown attempt.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Grimm just misses with a elbow thrown towards Crillo's brow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grimm presses Crillo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimm landing knees to the head.
Grimm lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Crillo backwards.
Grimm misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grimm lands an elbow just above Crillo 's eye.
Frank Crillo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Grimm.
Grimm gets underhooks to prevent Crillo's takedown attempt.
Grimm tries to work over Crillo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Grimm creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Grimm crunches a lovely knee into Crillo's ribcage.
Crillo goes for a takedown attempt but Grimm pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Grimm as Crillo shoots in.
Grimm gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Grimm pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Grimm lands a shot to the body.
Crillo tries to throw a body punch but Grimm avoids it by throwing Crillo back against the cage.
Crillo is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Crillo struggles to land a body shot inside as Grimm controls his hands.
Crillo is working for takedown but Grimm is calmly controlling the position for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grimm misses with a punch on the inside.
Crillo can't find room to land a body shot as Grimm controls the action.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Grimm.
And that's the end of the fight!
Auguste Grimm showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Grimm has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 50:45
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 50:45
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Auguste Grimm!
Auguste Grimm retains his featherweight title!
Auguste Grimm thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Davy Crockett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie McGregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGregor has chosen Bloc Party - Flux as his entrance music. Charlie McGregor has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Davy Crockett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Charlie McGregor!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crockett misses with a shot to the body
and Crockett takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Davy Crockett has been cut.
McGregor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McGregor drops Crockett with a left and a right! Oh, Crockett is hurt - McGregor dives into side control looking to finish!
Crockett is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGregor lands a huge shot from side control! Crockett is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Charlie McGregor!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Baxter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Stonedberg (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 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryan Baxter!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Michael Stonedberg!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baxter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stonedberg was well out of range. Poor timing from Baxter.
Stonedberg lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Stonedberg connects with the punch.
Stonedberg throws a sloppy head kick and Baxter moves out of range easily.
Stonedberg uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Baxter.
A slapping body kick lands there for Stonedberg.
Stonedberg lands with a nice body kick.
Baxter moves forwards but Stonedberg connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baxter fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Stonedberg checks it well.
Stonedberg throws an overhand right that lands on Baxter's shoulder, as Baxter tries to avoid the shot.
Baxter ducks under a wild hook from Stonedberg.
Baxter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stonedberg.
Stonedberg misses with the body kick
and Baxter counters with a solid body kick.
Stonedberg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Baxter.
Stonedberg throws a chopping leg kick but Baxter manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Stonedberg scores with a kick to the midsection.
Stonedberg misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stonedberg connects with a leg kick. Baxter looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Stonedberg misses with a body kick.
Stonedberg throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stonedberg throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Stonedberg scores with a nice strike.
Stonedberg looks to throw a body kick
and Baxter counters with a leg kick.
Baxter throws a sloppy head kick and Stonedberg moves out of range easily.
Baxter lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Baxter misses with a leg kick
and Stonedberg counters with a head kick. That will keep Baxter thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baxter checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Baxter misses with a kick to the body.
Stonedberg ducks under a wild hook from Baxter.
Baxter goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Baxter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stonedberg circles away quickly and effectively.
Baxter gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baxter lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Stonedberg or not.
A frustrated look appears on Stonedberg's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Stonedberg's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stonedberg is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Stonedberg checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Stonedberg throws a wild body kick that Baxter sees coming a mile off.
A clash of legs there as Stonedberg blocks the low kick.
Baxter misses with an attempted mid kick.
Stonedberg tries to land a leg kick but Baxter saw it coming and moves away.
Baxter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stonedberg.
Stonedberg lands with a shot to the body.
Stonedberg lets loose with a powerful body kick. Baxter will feel that in the morning.
Baxter with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Stonedberg thumps Baxter with a low kick.
Stonedberg throws a head kick but Baxter moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baxter throws a right and a left that Stonedberg avoids nicely.
Baxter looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Baxter moves out of range of the body kick.
Stonedberg avoids the body shot from Baxter.
Baxter walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Stonedberg checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Stonedberg moves out of range of the leg kick from Baxter.
Stonedberg misses with an uppercut. Baxter saw that one coming.
Baxter throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Stonedberg counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Baxter is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Baxter throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Stonedberg lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Stonedberg motions for Baxter to come forward. Stonedberg throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Stonedberg throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Baxter lands an overhand right.
Baxter takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baxter scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stonedberg throws a wild body kick that Baxter sees coming a mile off.
Baxter lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stonedberg's sensitive parts.
Baxter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stonedberg moves away.
Stonedberg throws a head kick that misses.
Baxter misses the shot to the body.
Stonedberg takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Stonedberg throws a half hearted mid kick.
Baxter just misses with a punch to the body.
Stonedberg throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stonedberg on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stonedberg tries to land a front kick but Baxter steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Baxter lands a nice looking body shot.
Baxter lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Baxter checks a low kick from Stonedberg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Michael Stonedberg will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Baxter.
Baxter tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Stonedberg is able to avoid easily.
Stonedberg tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters circling a little - Baxter finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Stonedberg tests Baxter's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stonedberg thows a body kick. Baxter tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Baxter connects with a solid leg kick.
Stonedberg scores with a head kick.
Baxter clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stonedberg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Baxter throws an elbow but misses.
Stonedberg wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Baxter throws an elbow that misses.
Baxter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baxter throws an elbow but it misses.
Stonedberg lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Baxter.
Baxter lands an uppercut.
Baxter lands with a short shot to the head.
Stonedberg wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short right from Stonedberg.
Baxter on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stonedberg is trying to break the clinch but Baxter has him pressed against the cage.
Stonedberg misses with some punches.
Baxter will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Baxter lands an uppercut.
Baxter lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Stonedberg backwards.
Stonedberg tries to work over Baxter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Baxter tries to land a knee to the head but Stonedberg blocks with his arms.
Stonedberg working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stonedberg wants to get back to striking at distance but Baxter won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Stonedberg's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Stonedberg struggles to land a body shot inside as Baxter controls his hands.
A short left from Baxter.
Baxter tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Baxter trying to land knees to the body.
Baxter tries to work over Stonedberg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Baxter misses with a hook to the ribs.
Baxter tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Baxter scores with a shot to the side of Stonedberg's head.
Baxter lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Stonedberg.
Baxter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stonedberg avoids it.
Stonedberg wants to break free but Baxter has control.
Stonedberg tries to throw a body punch but Baxter avoids it by throwing Stonedberg back against the cage.
Baxter keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Stonedberg's efforts to push away.
Baxter has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Baxter pushes Stonedberg back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Baxter.
Baxter lands an elbow inside.
A body shot lands from Baxter.
Baxter throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Stonedbergs head.
Baxter has a couple of punches blocked by Stonedberg.
A right hand to the body from Stonedberg.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stonedberg.
Stonedberg has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Stonedberg misses with a hook to the ribs.
Baxter prevents a body shot from Stonedberg.
Baxter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Baxter lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Baxter scores with a nice hook to the head.
Baxter tries to throw a body punch but Stonedberg avoids it by throwing Baxter back against the cage.
Baxter throws a punch but it's blocked by Stonedberg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baxter tries a body shot but Stonedberg blocks it.
Stonedberg blocks a body shot from Baxter.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baxter can't find room to land a body shot as Stonedberg controls the action.
A left hand lands to the body for Stonedberg.
Baxter using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stonedberg has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stonedberg takes a shot to the head.
Ryan Baxter has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Stonedberg misses with a knee to the head.
Baxter lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Stonedberg misses with a punch to the body.
Stonedberg breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Baxter throws a leg kick but Stonedberg sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stonedberg throws a leg kick but Baxter sees it coming and moves out of range.
Baxter jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Stonedberg lands a front kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Baxter dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Stonedberg throws a front kick aimed at Baxter's knee but Baxter avoids it well.
Stonedberg uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Baxter.
Baxter scores with a shot to the body.
Stonedberg scores with a nice body kick.
Stonedberg throws a leg kick but Baxter moved away.
Stonedberg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Baxter.
Stonedberg tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jab from Stonedberg.
A head kick by Stonedberg misses
and Baxter counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Baxter.
A short uppercut from Baxter.
Stonedberg misses with a knee to the head.
Stonedberg is trying to break free.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Baxter just misses with a elbow thrown towards Stonedberg's brow.
Stonedberg on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stonedberg tries to break free but Baxter pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stonedberg tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Baxter avoids it.
Stonedberg prevents a body shot from Baxter.
Stonedberg swings wildly with an uppercut but Baxter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baxter lands a right hand.
Stonedberg dodges an elbow strike from Baxter.
Baxter throws a head punch that misses.
Baxter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Baxter lands a body shot in the clinch.
Baxter can't find room to land a body shot as Stonedberg controls the action.
A short uppercut from Baxter.
A short uppercut from Baxter.
Baxter blocks a body shot from Stonedberg.
Baxter tries to land a knee to the head but Stonedberg blocks with his arms.
Baxter scores with a shot to the side of Stonedberg's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baxter misses with a punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stonedberg takes an elbow to the temple.
Baxter scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Stonedberg breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stonedberg tries a head kick but it misses.
Baxter swings for the body but Stonedberg moves out of range.
Michael Stonedberg seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Baxter drops his hands momentarily and Stonedberg takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Stonedberg attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Baxter tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Stonedberg connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Baxter goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Baxter is looking to wear down Stonedberg with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Baxter connects with a crisp jab.
Baxter misses with an attempted mid kick.
Good work by Baxter as he checks the leg kick.
Stonedberg throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Baxter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baxter lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Stonedberg at a distance.
Baxter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stonedberg was well out of range. Poor timing from Baxter.
Stonedberg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Baxter.
Stonedberg throws a head kick but Baxter moves out of range.
Baxter looks to score with a jab to the body but Stonedberg is just out of range.
Baxter misses with a low kick as Stonedberg jumps back.
Baxter throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Stonedberg takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stonedberg tried to score with a low kick but Baxter checks it.
Baxter misses with the body kick
and Stonedberg counters with a stiff right hand.
That kick from Baxter tenderised Stonedberg's leg. Stonedberg is trying to keep his angry face on.
Baxter scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Stonedberg misses the target.
Stonedberg throws a hook to the side of Baxter's head but Baxter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baxter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stonedberg moves away.
Baxter takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Baxter has closed the distance and engaged Stonedberg in a clinch.
Baxter cracks Stonedberg with a nice body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baxter swings wildly with an uppercut but Stonedberg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baxter pushes off an throws an elbow but Stonedberg leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Stonedberg misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stonedberg prevents a body shot from Baxter.
Baxter throws an elbow but it misses.
A short right from Baxter on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Baxter is leaning against Stonedberg and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Baxter lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Stonedberg blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Baxter clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Stonedberg ducks under a wild hook from Baxter.
Stonedberg throws a front kick aimed at Baxter's knee but Baxter avoids it well.
Stonedberg missing with a left hand there. Baxter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stonedberg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A leg kick checked by Stonedberg.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stonedberg.
Baxter avoids the body shot from Stonedberg.
Baxter takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Baxter thumps Stonedberg with a low kick.
Stonedberg takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Baxter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stonedberg was well out of range. Poor timing from Baxter.
Stonedberg moves out of range as Baxter throws a body kick.
Stonedberg chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Baxter can pounce on him.
Nice body kick from Stonedberg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stonedberg throws a front kick aimed at Baxter's knee but Baxter avoids it well.
Stonedberg's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Stonedberg crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Baxter - the referee stops the clock and Stonedberg gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Baxter. Stonedberg manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Baxter scoring well with a low kick there.
Stonedberg is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
A head kick misses from Stonedberg.
Baxter throws a nice inside leg kick.
Stonedberg tries to keep at a distance but Baxter has taken the fight into the clinch.
Baxter tries to work over Stonedberg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stonedberg misses with a short punch on the inside.
Baxter misses with a body punch.
Baxter missing with knees to the body.
Baxter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stonedberg avoids it.
Stonedberg tries to break free but Baxter pushes him back against the cage.
Baxter lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stonedberg misses with a body punch.
Baxter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stonedberg avoids it.
Baxter misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Baxter.
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!
Baxter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Baxter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stonedberg looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Stonedberg prevents a body shot from Baxter.
Stonedberg blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Baxter lands a body punch in the clinch.
Baxter lands a hook that snaps the head of Stonedberg backwards.
Stonedberg misses with a punch to the body.
Stonedberg blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Baxter misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stonedberg avoids a wild elbow strike from Baxter.
Baxter looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Baxter pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Stonedberg tries to land knees in the clinch but Baxter avoids the damage to the body.
Baxter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stonedberg misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Baxter creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Baxter tries to land knees in the clinch but Stonedberg avoids the damage to the body.
Baxter misses with an elbow over the top.
Stonedberg is trying to push Baxter away but Baxter has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Baxter softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Stonedberg throws a knee to the head but misses.
Baxter working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Stonedberg missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stonedberg takes an elbow to the temple.
Baxter pushes off an throws an elbow but Stonedberg leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Baxter throws a head punch that misses.
Baxter lands with a left to the head.
Baxter lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baxter softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Baxter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stonedberg blocks an elbow strike from Baxter.
A short right from Baxter.
Baxter makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Baxter throws a knee to the head but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stonedberg lands a body shot.
Baxter tries to work over Stonedberg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stonedberg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Baxter had his way with Michael Stonedberg in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Baxter avoids a kick to the body.
Stonedberg connects with a solid leg kick.
Stonedberg connects with a jab.
Baxter throws a low kick but Stonedberg moves out of range easily.
Stonedberg throws a body kick that misses
and Baxter counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Baxter lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stonedberg's sensitive parts.
A telegraphed right hand from Stonedberg misses the target.
Baxter fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Stonedberg, pushing him back against the cage.
Baxter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stonedberg is trying to break free.
Baxter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stonedberg's elbow.
Stonedberg digs a right hand underneath Baxter's ribcage. Baxter let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Stonedberg lands a body punch in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baxter misses with an elbow over the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stonedberg takes a shot to the head.
Baxter misses with some punches.
Stonedberg working hard to break the clinch.
Baxter tries to work over Stonedberg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, Baxter scores with a nice short uppercut.
Baxter scores with a shoulder strike.
Baxter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Baxter working aggressively here.
Baxter lands an elbow just above Stonedberg 's eye.
Baxter lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Stonedberg or not.
Baxter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stonedberg misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Baxter.
Stonedberg misses with a punch on the inside.
Stonedberg tries to break free but Baxter pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baxter lands a shoulder strike.
Stonedberg blocks an uppercut.
Baxter softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Stonedberg goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stonedberg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Baxter pushes Stonedberg back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Stonedberg has a couple of punches blocked by Baxter.
Stonedberg throws a punch but it's blocked by Baxter.
Michael Stonedberg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Baxter gets through Stonedberg's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Baxter missing with knees to the body.
Stonedberg has had enough of the clinch but Baxter keeps him there for the moment.
Stonedberg's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stonedberg will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Baxter looks to clinch
and Stonedberg counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baxter just misses with a punch to the body.
Stonedberg walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Baxter checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Both fighters circling a little - Stonedberg finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Stonedberg takes a swing at Baxter's ribcage but misses.
Baxter fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Stonedberg tries a head kick but it misses.
Stonedberg is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Baxter punishes Stonedberg's body with a nice straight punch.
Stonedberg pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Baxter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Baxter cracks Stonedberg with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Stonedberg with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Baxter to score with a decent uppercut.
Baxter lands a nice hook to Stonedberg's body. Stonedberg takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stonedberg. Baxter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Baxter takes a swing at Stonedberg's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baxter throws a hook but Stonedberg avoids it easily.
Baxter scores with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stonedberg looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Stonedberg throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Stonedberg throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stonedberg avoids a kick to the body.
Stonedberg uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Baxter.
Baxter lands a nice looking body shot.
Baxter misses with a wild body shot.
Stonedberg chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Baxter can pounce on him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stonedberg throws a leg kick
and Baxter counters with a nice kick to the body.
Baxter scores with a leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Stonedberg blocks the low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Baxter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Baxter has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 49:46
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 49:46
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Baxter!
Ryan Baxter retains his middleweight title!
Ryan Baxter managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Dynamic Nutrition $35 159 Recovery , into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ouriel Semiazas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lance Uppercut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uppercut is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: I present to you; The Amazing Human Being. Lance Uppercut is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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201 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ouriel Semiazas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lance Uppercut!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Uppercut throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Uppercut gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Semiazas counters with a leg kick.
Uppercut misses with a body shot.
Semiazas scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
It looks like Lance Uppercut has been cut.
Semiazas feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Uppercut sprawling to the canvas! Uppercut rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Semiazas finish him?!
Uppercut is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Uppercut throws a combination that misses
and Semiazas counters with a slapping leg kick.
Uppercut cracks a nice hook into Semiazas's ribs.
Uppercut shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Good shot there by Uppercut.
Uppercut digs a good hook to Semiazas's body.
Uppercut is looking to score with low kicks.
Uppercut fails to land the takedown.
Uppercut uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Semiazas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Semiazas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Semiazas scoring well with a low kick there.
Uppercut throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Uppercut manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Semiazas on his heels. He'll look to pass Semiazas's guard now, I'm sure.
Semiazas will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Uppercut working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Semiazas working a defensive guard here.
Uppercut trying to control the position from guard on top but Semiazas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Semiazas keeping full guard, as Uppercut tries to pass.
Semiazas is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Semiazas keeping moving, preventing Uppercut from controlling successfully.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Semiazas connects with a right hand. Uppercut shakes it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Uppercut shoots in looking for a takedown but Semiazas manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Uppercut's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ouriel Semiazas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lance Uppercut.
Uppercut lands with a good body shot.
Uppercut takes a swing at Semiazas's ribcage but misses.
Lance Uppercut seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick lands from Semiazas.
Uppercut keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Semiazas.
Semiazas throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Uppercut shoots in looking for a takedown. Semiazas tries to sprawl out of it but Uppercut keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Semiazas manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Semiazas gets caught napping as Uppercut dives in and scores a takedown. Semiazas manages to retain guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Semiazas trying to keep a closed guard but Uppercut is proving a slippery customer.
Semiazas wants to sweep here but Uppercut controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Uppercut postures up in Semiazas's guard and throws a big left but Semiazas blocks it.
Semiazas keeping moving, preventing Uppercut from controlling successfully.
Uppercut in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Uppercut distracts Semiazas with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Semiazas keeping full guard, as Uppercut tries to pass.
Semiazas tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Semiazas pulls Uppercut in close to prevent any damage.
Semiazas working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Uppercut.
Semiazas looking to hit a scissor sweep but Uppercut is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Semiazas has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Uppercut landing some decent shots from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ouriel Semiazas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lance Uppercut's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Uppercut walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Semiazas checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Semiazas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Uppercut misses with a double jab.
Semiazas takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Uppercut misses with a hook. Semiazas ducked under it nicely.
Semiazas takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Semiazas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice body punch from Uppercut.
Semiazas moves away from the strike by Uppercut.
Good work by Semiazas as he checks the leg kick.
Uppercut is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Semiazas rather than just go for the knockout.
Semiazas moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Semiazas getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That has opened up Lance Uppercut's cut even more.
Uppercut cracks a nice hook into Semiazas's ribs.
Nice sprawl there from Semiazas as Uppercut shoots in.
Uppercut slips a straight right by Semiazas.
Uppercut slips a straight right by Semiazas.
Uppercut shoots in for a double leg but Semiazas sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ouriel Semiazas is winning the standup battle so far.
Uppercut wants to slow Semiazas down by chopping away at his legs.
Semiazas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Uppercut has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Semiazas.
Semiazas throws a body kick that misses.
Uppercut checks a leg kick.
Semiazas lands a big head kick that sends Uppercut tumbling to the mat! Semiazas takes a step backwards and waves Uppercut back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Uppercut is still on wobbly legs! Can Semiazas finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Uppercut fails with a takedown attempt.
Ouriel Semiazas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lance Uppercut.
Semiazas connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Uppercut walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Semiazas! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ouriel Semiazas!
Ouriel Semiazas seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lars Voller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaakko Kilpinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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220 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Lars Voller!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jaakko Kilpinen!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kilpinen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Voller fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kilpinen manages to avoid it.
Kilpinen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kilpinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Voller takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kilpinen avoids the head kick by Voller.
Kilpinen throws a low kick, looking for Voller's leg but Voller calmly moves out of range.
Voller tries a head kick but it misses.
Voller throws a head kick that misses
and Kilpinen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kilpinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Voller.
Voller throws a wild body kick that Kilpinen sees coming a mile off.
Good work by Kilpinen as he checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilpinen lands with a good body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Voller.
Voller checks the leg kick nicely there.
Voller checks a leg kick.
Kilpinen misses with a body kick.
Lars Voller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kilpinen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Voller pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Voller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kilpinen tries a head kick but it misses.
Kilpinen avoids the body shot from Voller.
Voller tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voller tries a head kick but it misses.
Kilpinen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Voller. Voller circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kilpinen throws a low kick but Voller avoids it.
Voller throws a body kick that misses.
Kilpinen checks a leg kick nicely.
Kilpinen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slapping leg kick lands for Voller.
Kilpinen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Voller counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Voller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Voller connects with a high kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilpinen wants to land a leg kick but Voller is out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Voller.
Voller tries to clinch but Kilpinen is having none of it.
Voller is looking to wear down Kilpinen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Voller blocks a head kick by Kilpinen.
Voller throws a lazy head kick
and Kilpinen counters with a good low kick that Voller was not able to check.
Kilpinen misses the shot to the body.
Kilpinen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Voller's calf.
Voller pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Voller digs a good hook to Kilpinen's body.
Voller 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilpinen throws a big shot that misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Voller, right into the meat.
Voller wants to clinch up but Kilpinen keeps it at a distance.
Voller throws a sloppy head kick and Kilpinen moves out of range easily.
Kilpinen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Voller throws a nice inside leg kick.
Voller tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kilpinen tried to score with a low kick but Voller checks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head kick misses from Kilpinen.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Voller misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lars Voller dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Voller fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kilpinen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Voller throws a leg kick which misses Kilpinen's front leg but catches the back leg as Kilpinen tries to avoid it.
Kilpinen misses with a kick to the body.
Voller throws a front kick aimed at Kilpinen's knee but Kilpinen avoids it well.
Voller thows a body kick. Kilpinen tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Voller tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kilpinen throws a leg kick that misses.
A head kick by Voller misses
and Kilpinen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kilpinen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lars Voller is winning the standup battle so far.
Voller throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crunch! Voller slams his shin into Kilpinen's torso.
Voller throws a head kick but Kilpinen moves out of range.
Voller on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kilpinen lands with a straight right. Voller didn't see that one coming.
Kilpinen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Voller's calf.
Voller throws a head kick but Kilpinen moves out of range.
Kilpinen catches Voller with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kilpinen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Voller is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Voller thows a leg kick but Kilpinen checks it
and Voller takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kilpinen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voller throws a lazy head kick
and Kilpinen counters with a two punch combo.
Kilpinen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Voller misses with an uppercut.
Kilpinen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Voller is out of range.
Voller is looking to slow Kilpinen down with leg kicks.
A head kick by Voller misses
and Kilpinen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Voller attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Voller gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Kilpinen counters with a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kilpinen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kilpinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilpinen scores with a sloppy right hand. Voller should have avoided that one.
Voller tries a low kick but Kilpinen avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Kilpinen.
Voller throws a push kick but Kilpinen slaps the foot to one side.
Kilpinen throws a hook but Voller blocks it.
Kilpinen moves out of range of the strikes.
Voller throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A head kick by Voller misses
enabling Kilpinen to counter with a crisp jab.
Voller lands with a slapping head kick.
Kilpinen swings widly with a right hand
and Voller counters by moving into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilpinen avoids the elbow strike from Voller, against the cage.
Kilpinen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Voller avoids it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Voller throws an elbow but misses.
Voller working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Voller gets through Kilpinen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Voller throws an elbow but it misses.
Voller lands with a left to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Voller throws an elbow but it misses.
Voller lands an elbow inside that Kilpinen shrugs off.
A right handed body shot lands from Kilpinen.
Voller creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kilpinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kilpinen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kilpinen blocks an elbow strike.
Kilpinen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Voller.
Kilpinen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kilpinen working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaakko Kilpinen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.
Voller ducks under a wild hook from Kilpinen.
Voller fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kilpinen is out of range.
Kilpinen misses with a leg kick
and Voller counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Voller tries to clinch but Kilpinen is having none of it.
Voller explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Voller misses with a low kick.
Kilpinen avoids the body shot from Voller.
Voller blocks the body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Voller. Kilpinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kilpinen blocks the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voller checks a low kick from Kilpinen.
Kilpinen checks a low kick from Voller.
Voller pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kilpinen slips a straight right by Voller.
Voller swings widly with a right hand
enabling Kilpinen to counter with a crisp jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Voller lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kilpinen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kilpinen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Voller checks the leg kick nicely there.
Voller scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Voller is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Voller moves forwards but Kilpinen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voller chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kilpinen can pounce on him.
Kilpinen moves out of range as Voller throws a body kick.
Voller tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kilpinen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Voller stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kilpinen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A low kick from Voller is predictable there
and Kilpinen counters with an inside leg kick.
Voller looks to land a body kick but Kilpinen moved away.
Voller takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kilpinen works the jab nicely.
Kilpinen checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilpinen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Voller slips under a jab from Kilpinen.
Kilpinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Voller is just out of range.
Voller throws a leg kick
and Kilpinen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Voller takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A swing and a miss from Voller.
Kilpinen throws a wild body kick that Voller sees coming a mile off.
A low kick from Kilpinen is predictable there
and Voller counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kilpinen scores with a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Voller.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voller slips under a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kilpinen misses with an uppercut. Voller saw that one coming.
Voller avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kilpinen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Voller throws out a loose jab but Kilpinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kilpinen tries to score with a low kick but Voller moves his leg out of the way.
Voller motions for Kilpinen to come forward. Voller throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Voller throws a lazy head kick
and Kilpinen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kilpinen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaakko Kilpinen really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A head kick from Voller lands but Kilpinen takes it in his stride.
Kilpinen throws a leg kick which misses Voller's front leg but catches the back leg as Voller tries to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kilpinen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Voller. That did some damage!
Voller swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kilpinen moves out of range of the body kick from Voller.
Kilpinen cracks the inside of Voller's front leg.
Kilpinen misses with a leg kick
and Voller counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kilpinen takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Voller connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kilpinen's hands.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Voller. Kilpinen shrugs it off though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voller buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Voller fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kilpinen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A lazy body kick from Voller
and Kilpinen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Voller is looking to score with low kicks.
Decent striking displayed by Kilpinen there.
Kilpinen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A jab from Kilpinen misses.
Voller tries a head kick but it misses.
Voller tries to land a leg kick but Kilpinen saw it coming and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilpinen tries a head kick but it misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kilpinen. Voller does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kilpinen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Voller misses with a kick to the body
and Kilpinen makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Voller really felt that one!
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kilpinen connects with a leg kick. Voller looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kilpinen scores with a jab.
Voller thows a body shot but no joy.
Kilpinen scores with a jab. Voller acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A leg kick checked by Voller.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voller throws a sloppy head kick
and Kilpinen counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Kilpinen throws out a powerful jab.
Kilpinen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Voller connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kilpinen misses with a body shot.
Kilpinen throws a big shot that misses.
Voller displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kilpinen throws out the jab.
Kilpinen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Voller is out of range.
Kilpinen blocks a head kick by Voller.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Voller misses
and Kilpinen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Voller tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kilpinen is able to avoid easily.
Kilpinen blocks a head kick by Voller.
Voller throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Voller lands a leg kick that knocks Kilpinen off balance momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Voller rushes Kilpinen and presses him up against the cage.
Voller looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Voller managing to block the knees to the body from Kilpinen.
Kilpinen tries to throw a body punch but Voller avoids it by throwing Kilpinen back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Voller throws an elbow that misses.
Voller lands a nice knee to the body.
Voller creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kilpinen's defenses.
Voller looks to throw an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Jaakko Kilpinen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Voller misses with a head kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Voller checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kilpinen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Voller, right into the meat.
Kilpinen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Voller throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Voller lands a slapping body shot.
Kilpinen throws a front kick that sends Voller stumbling back into the cage.
Voller scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kilpinen looks to throw the jab but Voller is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Kilpinen.
Good work by Kilpinen as he checks the leg kick.
Voller is looking to land body kicks.
Kilpinen has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Voller.
Good standup being displayed there by Kilpinen as he connects with a hook.
Voller ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Voller goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Voller throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Kilpinen counters with a straight right hand.
Lars Voller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Voller.
Voller throws a nice head kick!
Kilpinen misses with a wild body shot.
Voller takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Voller misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Voller tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kilpinen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Voller tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Voller walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kilpinen misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voller throws a head kick but Kilpinen moves out of range.
Kilpinen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Voller's sensitive parts.
Voller throws a push kick but Kilpinen slaps the foot to one side.
A head kick misses from Voller.
Voller tries to land a body kick
and Kilpinen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Voller throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kilpinen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Voller thinking.
Voller fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kilpinen.
Voller throws a head kick that misses.
Jaakko Kilpinen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Voller takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilpinen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kilpinen scores with a nice strike.
Kilpinen throws a leg kick but Voller checks it.
Voller is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kilpinen cracks the inside of Voller's front leg.
Voller throws a body kick, spinning off balance
enabling Kilpinen to counter with a crisp jab.
Kilpinen misses with a hook. Voller ducked under it nicely.
Voller throws a head kick but Kilpinen moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kilpinen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Voller under the eye.
Voller moves in looking to clinch but Kilpinen pushes him off.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jaakko Kilpinen.
I think Kilpinen has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 46:49
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 46:49
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jaakko Kilpinen!
Jaakko Kilpinen is the new light heavyweight champion!
Jaakko Kilpinen seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karim Montana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ethelbart Takahashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Montana's entrance music is 100. A fine choice. Karim Montana could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ethelbart Takahashi's chin.
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270 lbs
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243 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Karim Montana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Ethelbart Takahashi!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takahashi misses with a straight right.
Takahashi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Montana.
Montana throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Takahashi's waist but Takahashi gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Montana off to one side.
Montana wants to clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Takahashi.
Takahashi connects with a single shot there.
Takahashi misses the shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Takahashi scores with a jab to the body.
Takahashi lands a big head kick that sends Montana tumbling to the mat! Takahashi takes a step backwards and waves Montana back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Karim Montana has been cut.
Takahashi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Montana tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Takahashi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Takahashi defending well as Montana loads up on a big left hand.
A cross from Montana lands.
Ethelbart Takahashi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick lands there from Takahashi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montana pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Takahashi back to the cage. Montana follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Takahashi misses with a head kick.
Montana stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Takahashi.
Takahashi bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Takahashi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Montana is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Takahashi misses with a low kick.
Takahashi throws a leg kick
and Montana counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Takahashi misses with a body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Takahashi. Montana does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ethelbart Takahashi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Takahashi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Takahashi misses with a head kick.
Montana lands a glancing blow to the side of Takahashi's head.
Takahashi cracks Montana with a good jab.
A punch lands to the side of Takahashi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A looping hook to the body misses from Takahashi. Montana does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi misses with a straight left.
Montana throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Takahashi is rocked!
Takahashi misses with a straight left.
Takahashi looks for the body kick but Montana saw that one coming.
Nice body kick from Montana.
Takahashi tries to work over Montana's front leg with a kick but Montana checks it.
Montana lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Takahashi at a distance.
Takahashi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Montana.
Takahashi misses with a low kick.
Takahashi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Takahashi.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Takahashi - that will leave a mark!
Montana swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Takahashi.
Takahashi motions for Montana to come forward. Takahashi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montana shoots in and gets a takedown into Takahashi's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Montana wants to pass the guard but Takahashi is keeping the position.
Montana throwing strikes from guard but Takahashi blocks nicely.
Montana is looking to work some ground and pound but Takahashi has wrist control.
Montana throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Takahashi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Montana stands up over Takahashi, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Montana pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Takahashi is keeping the position for now.
Montana lands a couple of digs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Montana being controlled here momentarily.
Takahashi trying to control the position.
Montana being controlled here momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Let's hope that Takahashi has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ethelbart Takahashi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Karim Montana'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.
Montana throws a leg kick which misses Takahashi's front leg but catches the back leg as Takahashi tries to avoid it.
Montana is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Montana tries to land a front kick but Takahashi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The fighters circling - Montana throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Montana throws a low kick but Takahashi avoids it.
Montana throws a nice head kick!
Takahashi connects with a looping right hand.
Takahashi lands the left hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Montana lands a nice shot that snaps Takahashi's head back.
Montana throws a sloppy head kick and Takahashi moves out of range easily.
Montana is looking to clinch but Takahashi is avoiding it.
Takahashi slips under a jab.
Montana connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Montana tries a head kick but it misses.
Montana shoots in and drives through. Takahashi sprawls well.
Takahashi is looking to chop away at Montana's legs.
Ethelbart Takahashi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takahashi checks the leg kick nicely there.
A telegraphed right hand from Montana misses the target.
Takahashi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Montana misses with a body punch
and Takahashi counters with a good low kick that Montana was not able to check.
Montana on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Takahashi throws a low kick, looking for Montana's leg but Montana calmly moves out of range.
Montana takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Takahashi throws a leg kick but Montana checks it.
Takahashi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Montana tried to score with a low kick but Takahashi checks it.
Montana throws a head kick that misses.
Montana ducks under a wild hook from Takahashi.
Montana has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Takahashi.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Takahashi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Takahashi throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montana has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Takahashi.
Takahashi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Takahashi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Montana looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Montana moves out of range of the body kick from Takahashi.
Takahashi throws a leg kick
and Montana counters with a nice low kick that buckles Takahashi's knee momentarily.
Takahashi lands a nice looking body shot.
Takahashi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Takahashi lands a slapping body shot.
A good leg kick by Takahashi.
A nice leg kick lands there from Takahashi.
Takahashi connects with a solid leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Takahashi.
A slapping leg kick lands for Takahashi.
Takahashi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Takahashi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Montana. That did some damage!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Takahashi.
Takahashi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Takahashi with a nice cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Takahashi lands a leg kick that knocks Montana off balance momentarily.
Takahashi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Montana's calf.
Montana takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Takahashi connects with an inside leg kick.
Takahashi lands a leg kick that knocks Montana off balance momentarily.
Jab by Takahashi.
A solid leg kick lands there for Takahashi.
Takahashi scoring well with a low kick there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Takahashi.
An inside leg kick lands from Takahashi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Takahashi. Montana shrugs it off though.
Takahashi with a nice cross.
Takahashi connects with a solid leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Takahashi, right into the meat.
Takahashi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jab, jab by Takahashi - just one landing.
Takahashi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Takahashi lands a big uppercut and Montana crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Montana looks OK. Takahashi waves Montana back to his feet!
Montana is rocked!
Takahashi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Oh Montana is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Takahashi - that will leave a mark!
Montana on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Takahashi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Takahashi. Montana shrugs it off though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Takahashi jabs at Montana's body.
Takahashi cracks Montana with an open hand slap.
Montana takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Takahashi connects with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ethelbart Takahashi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Karim Montana's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Takahashi lands a nice shot to the body.
Montana seems to have got his legs back now.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Takahashi! Montana is out on his feet! Takahashi rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Montana is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Montana is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ethelbart Takahashi!
After winning the bout, Ethelbart Takahashi thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rik Spahn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spahn's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, KoRn - Blind. Barnes has chosen Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rik Spahn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nate Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spahn throws a hook but Barnes blocks it.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Spahn.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Spahn fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Spahn 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.
Spahn throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The strikes coming from Spahn are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Barnes on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Spahn works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The ground and pound from Spahn seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barnes defending against the ground and pound.
Barnes tries to improve position but can't.
Barnes parries the strikes from Spahn easily there. Spahn is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Barnes to escape.
Spahn creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Barnes sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Barnes regains half guard, as Spahn was trying to land strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spahn sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Barnes defending well though.
Barnes wants to control but Spahn is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Spahn is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Spahn is thwarting Barnes's attempts to control the position.
Spahn landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
It looks like Nate Barnes has been cut.
Spahn landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Barnes is trying to maintain the position but Spahn is very close to passing his half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Spahn lands with a punch from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spahn thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Barnes's head.
Barnes regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Spahn.
Spahn is looking to work some ground and pound but Barnes has wrist control.
Spahn postures up in Barnes's guard and throws a big left but Barnes blocks it.
Spahn stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Barnes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Spahn throws a big elbow that misses.
Barnes avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Spahn throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Barnes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Spahn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Barnes is controlling Spahn's posture.
Spahn might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Spahn accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes looking for a sweep. Not yet Barnes, not yet.
Spahn stops Barnes from standing up.
Spahn postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Spahn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Spahn being controlled here momentarily.
Barnes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Spahn postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Spahn stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Barnes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Spahn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes is trying to keep Spahn in close.
Barnes working a defensive guard but Spahn manages to pass into side control anyway.
Barnes taking a bit of punishment here - Spahn scoring with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barnes avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Spahn.
Barnes dodges the ground and pound from Spahn.
Spahn working the ground and pound but Barnes is defending the strikes.
Spahn throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Spahn working the body and head with strikes.
The cut above Nate Barnes's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Spahn in side control lands a decent elbow.
Barnes is rocked!
Nate Barnes's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Nate Barnes's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Rik Spahn!
Rik Spahn thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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hype
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pop
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