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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Krzysztof Jarzyna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tero Karhula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jarzyna comes into the arena with The Prodigy - Omen blaring out of the sound system. Tero Karhula has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Krzysztof Jarzyna's chin.
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155 lbs
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162 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Decent boxing
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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
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Krzysztof Jarzyna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Tero Karhula!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jarzyna takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Karhula waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jarzyna.
Nice jab there from Karhula.
Jarzyna takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jarzyna dodges the punch combination from Karhula.
Jarzyna drops his hands momentarily and Karhula takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Karhula looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Karhula lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jarzyna is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good standup being displayed there by Jarzyna as he connects with a hook.
Oh Jarzyna is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jarzyna takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Karhula is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Jarzyna like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Jarzyna from another fist facial!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tero Karhula!
Tero Karhula took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Hardcore Nutrition for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Conner Kent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elvis Higuita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Higuita's choice of entrance music: Man with a harmonica. Elvis Higuita is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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180 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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184 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Conner Kent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Elvis Higuita!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Higuita misses with a few strikes there.
Higuita misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kent misses with a hook. Higuita ducked under it nicely.
Higuita misses with a wild combination.
Higuita throws a head kick that misses.
Higuita forces Kent back against the cage and clinches.
Kent looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kent as Higuita tries to tie him up.
Kent working aggressively here.
Kent blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Higuita gets through Kent's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Higuita lands with a light punch inside.
Kent tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kent tries a body shot but Higuita blocks it.
Higuita blocks the elbow strike.
Kent has a couple of punches blocked by Higuita.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Higuita lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Conner Kent has been cut.
Kent working aggressively here.
Come on Higuita - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Higuita trying to stall but Kent improves his position.
Higuita lands a body punch.
Kent is trying to break the clinch but Higuita is controlling him.
Kent is looking to take this one to the mat.
Nice elbow from Higuita.
Kent tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Higuita's elbow.
Kent throws an elbow but it misses.
Higuita stalling the fight.
Higuita continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Higuita comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Higuita prevents the takedown attempt.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Higuita.
Conner Kent's cut is getting worse.
Kent scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kent wants to break free but Higuita has control.
Kent managing to block the knees to the body from Higuita.
Kent pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Higuita looking to throw knees to the head but Kent is blocking nicely.
Kent has a couple of punches blocked by Higuita.
Kent misses with some punches.
Higuita taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Higuita pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kent working aggressively here.
Kent misses with an elbow over the top.
Higuita working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kent blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Higuita has Kent pressed against the cage, preventing Kent from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Higuita.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Higuita blocks a body shot from Kent.
Kent tries to circle away but Higuita has him pinned against the cage.
Kent blocks the elbow strike.
Kent is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Higuita is defending well for now.
Kent throws a punch but it's blocked by Higuita.
Kent is working for takedown but Higuita is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Conner Kent. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Higuita is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kent is defending well for now.
Kent working hard to break the clinch.
Higuita tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kent avoids it.
Kent doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Higuita with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Higuita is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kent is keeping busy.
Kent misses with a punch on the inside.
Higuita lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kent is trying to force a seperation but Higuita has the dominant position.
Kent throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Higuita stalling in the clinch.
Higuita creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kent's defenses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Higuita looking to throw knees to the head but Kent is blocking nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kent.
Kent wants to break free but Higuita has control.
A head punch on the inside from Kent fails to land.
Kent trying to land knees to the body.
Higuita creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kent's defenses.
Conner Kent's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Higuita throws a knee to the head but misses.
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!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kent struggles to land a body shot inside as Higuita controls his hands.
Higuita lands a nice elbow.
Jeez, Conner Kent's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Conner Kent's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Elvis Higuita!
A relieved looking Elvis Higuita 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Andersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Bull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bull has chosen Black Label Society - Fire It Up as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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168 lbs
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157 lbs
36 - 28 - 4 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Frank Andersson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 28 - 4, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roy Bull!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bull takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bull misses with a hook
and Andersson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bull blocks a low kick nicely.
Andersson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bull.
Andersson drives through and clinches with Bull against the cage.
Andersson gets through Bull's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bull escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Andersson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bull rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Andersson to counter with a crisp jab.
Bull tries to move into range but Andersson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bull swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bull throws a lazy right hand but Andersson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Andersson moves out of range as Bull strikes.
Bull 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Andersson closes the distance and clinches.
Bull lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Andersson backwards.
A short left from Andersson.
Bull blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bull lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Andersson backwards.
Andersson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersson stalls.
Bull prevents a body shot from Andersson.
Andersson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bull lands an elbow inside.
Andersson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Andersson.
Bull lands an uppercut.
Bull with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Andersson.
Andersson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bull is working for takedown but Andersson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Andersson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Andersson throws a punch but it's blocked by Bull.
Bull throws a punch but it's blocked by Andersson.
Andersson leaning his opponent against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Andersson.
Bull lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bull.
A right hook to the body lands for Andersson.
Bull misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Andersson on the inside.
Andersson has a couple of punches blocked by Bull.
Bull tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bull makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bull tries to stall but Andersson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Andersson scores with a shot to the side of Bull's head.
Bull working aggressively here.
Andersson stalling.
Andersson misses with a body punch.
Bull tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Andersson's elbow.
Andersson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bull pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bull tries to throw a body punch but Andersson avoids it by throwing Bull back against the cage.
Andersson blocks the elbow strike.
Andersson tries to throw a body punch but Bull avoids it by throwing Andersson back against the cage.
Bull is trying to break free.
Andersson prevents a body shot from Bull.
Bull misses with a knee strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andersson works on Bull's body with a couple of short punches.
Andersson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bull misses with a hook from the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Andersson misses with a punch on the inside.
Andersson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Andersson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Andersson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Andersson struggles to land a body shot inside as Bull controls his hands.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Andersson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Andersson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bull throws an elbow that misses.
Andersson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bull can't break the clinch.
Andersson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Andersson lands with a left to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Andersson.
A short body shot lands from Andersson as the two fighters clinch.
Bull looks winded!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Andersson.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Andersson.
Bull swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andersson lands a body shot.
Andersson blocks an uppercut.
Bull blocks a body shot from Andersson.
Andersson stalling.
Andersson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Andersson prevents a body shot from Bull.
Bull's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Andersson is looking to control Bull's arms but Bull gets an underhook and turns him. Now Andersson has his back to the cage.
A short right from Andersson on the inside.
Andersson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Andersson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bull fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Andersson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Andersson trying to stall but Bull improves his position.
Andersson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bull is trying to drag Andersson to the mat but Andersson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Andersson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Andersson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Andersson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bull. That did some damage!
Bull wants to land a leg kick but Andersson is out of range.
Bull throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Andersson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Andersson connects with an inside leg kick.
Bull throws a left and a right that both miss
and Andersson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bull loads up on a big right hand but Andersson slips the punch.
Bull misses with a right hand
and Andersson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bull takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Andersson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Andersson dips to his left and cracks Bull with an uppercut!
Bull throws a big shot that misses.
Andersson sizes up Bull with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bull takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bull is rocked!
Good leg kick by Andersson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bull is still on wobbly legs! Can Andersson finish him?
Bull drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bull is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Andersson.
Bull is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Bull on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Andersson! Bull is out on his feet! Andersson rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Bull is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Bull is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Andersson!
Frank Andersson gave a mention to Undead clothing. All items 10$ in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dack Fayden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arttu Mahtisaari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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195 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dack Fayden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arttu Mahtisaari!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mahtisaari stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mahtisaari wants it to stay on the feet.
Fayden decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Fayden looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Mahtisaari wants to get back to his feet.
Fayden is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Mahtisaari sees it coming and defends easily.
Fayden is trying to control the action in half guard but Mahtisaari is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Mahtisaari regains full guard. Nicely done.
Fayden is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Mahtisaari wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fayden trying to control but Mahtisaari is working from the bottom.
Mahtisaari seems keen to control Fayden's posture.
Fayden throwing strikes from guard but Mahtisaari blocks nicely.
Fayden preventing the sweep.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Fayden bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Mahtisaari.
A punch combination from Fayden misses.
Mahtisaari rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fayden moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mahtisaari swats away the attempt to clinch by Fayden.
Fayden darts in and clinches Mahtisaari up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahtisaari looking to stall.
Mahtisaari slows down the pace here.
Mahtisaari gets through Fayden's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fayden creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mahtisaari stalls.
Fayden looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mahtisaari's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Mahtisaari lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mahtisaari trying to control the position but instead, Fayden has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mahtisaari into the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A left hand lands to the body for Fayden.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fayden tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fayden has Mahtisaari pressed against the cage.
Come on Mahtisaari - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Mahtisaari blocks an elbow strike.
Mahtisaari taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Arttu Mahtisaari.
Mahtisaari gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Fayden to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Mahtisaari seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Fayden is pushing down on Mahtisaari's leg trying to pass to half guard. Mahtisaari is fighting to maintain full guard but Fayden has managed to sneak the leg through.
Fayden seems to be looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fayden is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mahtisaari defends it well.
Mahtisaari is trying to control but can't.
Fayden is pressing down on Mahtisaari's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mahtisaari is holding on for now.
Fayden is just content to waste time from the top position. Mahtisaari takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Fayden trying to control the position from guard on top but Mahtisaari is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dack Fayden dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Mahtisaari checks the leg kick.
Fayden wants to clinch up but Mahtisaari keeps it at a distance.
Fayden closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Mahtisaari is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Fayden is working for a submission of some sort.
Mahtisaari is not content to let Fayden control the position.
Fayden is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Mahtisaari reverses the position - he's now on top in Fayden's guard.
Fayden is trying to keep Mahtisaari in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fayden can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mahtisaari controls the pace.
Mahtisaari avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fayden keeping moving, preventing Mahtisaari from controlling successfully.
Mahtisaari is stalling in the full guard.
Fayden looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Fayden is trying to keep Mahtisaari in close.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Arttu Mahtisaari wasn't active enough on the ground.
Mahtisaari throws a nice looking combination but Fayden bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fayden ducks under a wild hook from Mahtisaari.
Fayden rushes Mahtisaari and presses him up against the cage.
Mahtisaari's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Fayden working aggressively here.
Mahtisaari is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Mahtisaari lands a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahtisaari's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Mahtisaari looking to slow down the pace here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Arttu Mahtisaari.
Fayden misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Mahtisaari to counter with a crisp jab.
Fayden takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mahtisaari lands a nice looking body shot.
Mahtisaari swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fayden.
Mahtisaari swings for the body but Fayden moves out of range.
Mahtisaari keeps the fight on the outside.
Fayden looks to clinch
and Mahtisaari counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fayden shoots for a double leg takedown but Mahtisaari sprawls well. He's pushed Fayden's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mahtisaari lands a right hook to the body.
Arttu Mahtisaari is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A slow jab from Mahtisaari misses its intended target.
Dack Fayden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mahtisaari throws a jab when Fayden was well out of range.
Fayden tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mahtisaari manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fayden takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fayden shoots in and gets a takedown into Mahtisaari's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mahtisaari keeping full guard, as Fayden tries to pass.
Fayden wants to control from the top but Mahtisaari keeps moving.
Mahtisaari is trying to hold Fayden in close to prevent damage but Fayden has managed to pass into half guard.
Fayden is keen to just control but Mahtisaari is a slippery customer.
Fayden is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Mahtisaari is just riding it out for now. Fayden eventually gives up the hold.
Mahtisaari works his way to full guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Arttu Mahtisaari will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Fayden is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fayden is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mahtisaari sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Fayden misses the target.
Mahtisaari sizes up Fayden with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Mahtisaari missing with a left hand there. Fayden was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fayden throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mahtisaari lands a glancing blow to the side of Fayden's head.
Fayden tries to clinch but Mahtisaari moves away
and Mahtisaari counters by moving into the clinch.
Mahtisaari stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fayden letting Mahtisaari take a breather here.
Fayden misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mahtisaari content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Fayden misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mahtisaari dodges an elbow strike from Fayden.
Mahtisaari throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Faydens head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fayden tries to score a body lock takedown but Mahtisaari shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fayden missing with knees to the body.
Mahtisaari has Fayden pressed against the cage, preventing Fayden from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mahtisaari blocking some punches.
Mahtisaari just leaning against Fayden, taking a breather.
Fayden lands an elbow that stopped Mahtisaari in his tracks for a moment.
Fayden jumps guard but Mahtisaari turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dack Fayden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Come on Mahtisaari - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A right hand to the body from Mahtisaari.
Fayden tries to work over Mahtisaari's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mahtisaari is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Mahtisaari stalling the fight.
Fayden misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fayden breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fayden fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fayden tries for a takedown but Mahtisaari circles away easily
and Fayden takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fayden takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fayden takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mahtisaari lands a head shot.
Mahtisaari scores with a body shot.
Fayden shoots in for a takedown but Mahtisaari shows good takedown defense.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mahtisaari with a hook.
Mahtisaari lands a right hook to the body.
Dack Fayden is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fayden misses with a kick to the body.
Fayden is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mahtisaari.
It looks like Dack Fayden has been cut.
Mahtisaari lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mahtisaari fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mahtisaari connects with a right hand. Fayden shakes it off.
Mahtisaari bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Fayden's head backwards.
A combination from Mahtisaari does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fayden slips under a jab.
Mahtisaari avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fayden darts in trying to clinch
and Fayden takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fayden on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mahtisaari slips a jab and a cross from Fayden.
Fayden tries to clinch up.
Mahtisaari works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fayden tries to keep at a distance but Mahtisaari has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fayden is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mahtisaari blocking some punches.
Fayden wants to get back to striking at distance but Mahtisaari won't allow it.
Fayden misses with a punch on the inside.
Fayden working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fayden looking for a takedown.
Fayden looking for a takedown.
Fayden throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mahtisaari just leaning against Fayden, taking a breather.
Arttu Mahtisaari seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fayden lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fayden has a couple of punches blocked by Mahtisaari.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mahtisaari blocks an elbow strike from Fayden.
Fayden working aggressively here.
Fayden is trying to pull guard but Mahtisaari has him pressed against the cage.
Fayden throws an elbow but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arttu Mahtisaari comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mahtisaari 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 29:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Arttu Mahtisaari!
In his post fight interview, Arttu Mahtisaari started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tommy McCall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Humberto Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McCall comes to the cage accompanied by Biffy Clyro - Living Is A Problem Because Everything Dies. Cruz is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Deja Vu. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommy McCall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 13 - 5, fighting out of London, Humberto Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCall throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
McCall misses with a body shot.
Cruz takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
McCall lands with a cross.
Cruz works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
McCall checks a low kick from Cruz.
Cruz missing with a left hand there. McCall was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Cruz - that will leave a mark!
Cruz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cruz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McCall doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice straight punches there by McCall. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of McCall.
Cruz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cruz throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jab from Cruz.
McCall throws the kick towards the body but Cruz avoids it.
McCall has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cruz.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Cruz wants to control from the top but McCall keeps moving.
McCall is adopting a defensive guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
McCall misses the shot to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for McCall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCall throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cruz counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Cruz.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McCall keeping moving, preventing Cruz from controlling successfully.
McCall looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
McCall keeping moving, preventing Cruz from controlling successfully.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Cruz has gone for a leg lock! McCall slips out almost immediately though and dives into Cruz's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McCall stopping the sweep attempt from Cruz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Humberto Cruz has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Cruz lands the left hand.
Cruz misses with a kick to the body.
Cruz throws a right and a left that McCall avoids nicely.
Cruz misses with a kick to the body.
McCall checks a leg kick.
McCall is looking to score with low kicks.
McCall fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
McCall blocks the body kick.
McCall connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz throws an overhand right that lands on McCall's shoulder, as McCall tries to avoid the shot.
McCall is looking to slow Cruz down with leg kicks.
McCall thumps Cruz with a low kick.
Tommy McCall is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cruz crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from McCall - the referee stops the clock and Cruz gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says McCall. Cruz manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McCall tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McCall works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cruz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McCall.
Cruz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cruz thumps McCall with a low kick.
McCall motions for Cruz to come forward. McCall throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McCall throws a right and a left that Cruz avoids nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McCall throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cruz counters with a takedown into side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Cruz.
Cruz wants to control but McCall is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Humberto Cruz will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Cruz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McCall.
Cruz 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.
McCall throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
McCall tries to score with a low kick but Cruz moves his leg out of the way.
That kick from Cruz tenderised McCall's leg. McCall is trying to keep his angry face on.
A good leg kick by McCall.
Cruz lands a glancing blow to the side of McCall's head.
Cruz misses with a series of wild punches.
McCall works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cruz throws a combination that misses
and McCall counters with a thumping low kick.
Tommy McCall is winning the standup battle so far.
McCall scores with a push kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An inside leg kick lands from McCall.
McCall looks for the body kick but Cruz saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCall misses with an uppercut.
McCall goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The fighters circling - McCall throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cruz feints and then cracks McCall's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McCall down.
McCall takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
McCall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cruz was well out of range. Poor timing from McCall.
Cruz uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
McCall scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
McCall misses with a body shot
and Cruz counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McCall gets full guard.
Cruz wants to control from the top but McCall keeps moving.
Humberto Cruz has got the better of the ground game so far.
McCall looking for a sweep. Not yet McCall, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Cruz content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Cruz stands up over McCall, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCall working a defensive guard but Cruz manages to pass into side control anyway.
McCall is trying to improve his position.
Tommy McCall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Humberto Cruz is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
McCall prevents Cruz from improving position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz trying to control the position but McCall is working away.
McCall prevents Cruz from moving into mount.
Cruz controls the position.
McCall is looking to reverse the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cruz misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Humberto Cruz.
I think Cruz 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 18:20
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 18:20
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 18:20
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Humberto Cruz!
An out of breath Humberto Cruz thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rmarkas Fletcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viljo Suokas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fletcher comes to the cage accompanied by Keep on Lovin Me Baby by Colin James. Suokas is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Limp Bizkit - Break stuff. Viljo Suokas has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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146 lbs
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165 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
40 - 22 - 0, fighting out of London, Rmarkas Fletcher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 19 - 1, fighting out of London, Viljo Suokas!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suokas lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fletcher defending well as Suokas loads up on a big left hand.
Suokas swings widly with a right hand
enabling Fletcher to counter with a crisp jab.
Fletcher lands with an overhand left.
Fletcher dives in and grabs Suokas's left leg, looking for a takedown. Suokas pushes down on Fletcher's head and hops out.
Fletcher shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Fletcher was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Suokas is not content to let Fletcher control the position.
Fletcher landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Fletcher trying to control the position but Suokas is working away.
Fletcher throws a strike aimed at the side of Suokas's head but Suokas avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fletcher looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Suokas is avoiding damage well.
Suokas really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fletcher. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Suokas prevents Fletcher from improving position.
Suokas can't do much from the bottom here.
Fletcher is trying to ground and pound but Suokas uses the momentary lack of control by Fletcher to regain half guard.
Fletcher throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Fletcher trying to control from half guard but Suokas is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fletcher throwing shots but Suokas is blocking nicely.
Fletcher looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Fletcher seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Suokas does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Fletcher is working for a submission of some sort.
Fletcher not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fletcher wants to pass the guard but Suokas is defending well.
Fletcher is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Fletcher is pressing down on Suokas's thigh, looking to free his foot. Suokas is holding on for now.
Fletcher not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fletcher works his way into side control.
Fletcher throws an elbow but Suokas slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suokas avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Fletcher.
Fletcher controls the position from side control.
Fletcher misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Fletcher cracks Suokas with a big elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An elbow from Fletcher crashes against the mat.
Fletcher passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Suokas!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rmarkas Fletcher dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Fletcher feints and as Suokas raises his hands in defense, Fletcher changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fletcher wants to control from the top but Suokas keeps moving.
Fletcher looking to pass the guard.
Fletcher trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Suokas wants to stand but Fletcher is controlling the position.
Fletcher trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suokas trying to keep a closed guard but Fletcher is proving a slippery customer.
Suokas preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fletcher has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Fletcher trying to control but Suokas is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Fletcher shoots in looking for a takedown but Suokas manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Fletcher's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Suokas swings away with a body shot that misses
and Fletcher counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Suokas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fletcher is trying hard to land a takedown here. Suokas sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Fletcher's jab looks to have found its range, popping Suokas under the eye.
Fletcher moves into range and clinches up with Suokas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fletcher tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Suokas's elbow.
Suokas lands a right hand.
Suokas tries to land knees in the clinch but Fletcher avoids the damage to the body.
Suokas blocking some punches.
Fletcher misses with a short punch on the inside.
Suokas blocks an uppercut.
Suokas can't find room to land a body shot as Fletcher controls the action.
Fletcher misses with a body punch.
Fletcher tries to throw a body punch but Suokas avoids it by throwing Fletcher back against the cage.
Fletcher struggles to land a body shot inside as Suokas controls his hands.
Suokas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Suokas looking to stall.
Fletcher misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fletcher lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Suokas or not.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A left hand lands to the body for Suokas.
With the fighters up against the cage, Suokas throws an elbow but misses.
Fletcher working aggressively here.
Fletcher tries to work over Suokas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Viljo Suokas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fletcher working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fletcher creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Suokas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fletcher tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Suokas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fletcher is defending well for now.
Fletcher digs a right hand into Suokas's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Suokas's gas tank.
Suokas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fletcher is defending well for now.
Suokas blocks a body shot from Fletcher.
Fletcher working aggressively here.
A bit of stalling here from Suokas.
Suokas is leaning against Fletcher and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fletcher can't find room to land a body shot as Suokas controls the action.
Fletcher misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fletcher throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fletcher blocks an elbow strike from Suokas.
Fletcher lands with a left to the head.
Suokas lands an elbow that stopped Fletcher in his tracks for a moment.
Suokas working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Suokas pushes off an throws an elbow but Fletcher leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A short right from Fletcher.
Fletcher blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fletcher scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fletcher lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Suokas lands a shoulder strike.
Suokas managing to block the knees to the body from Fletcher.
Fletcher lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short body shot lands from Fletcher as the two fighters clinch.
Rmarkas Fletcher is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Suokas has a couple of punches blocked by Fletcher.
Fletcher takes an elbow to the temple.
Suokas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fletcher is defending well for now.
Suokas lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fletcher misses with a body punch.
Fletcher presses Suokas against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fletcher.
Fletcher struggles to land a body shot inside as Suokas controls his hands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rmarkas Fletcher showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fletcher 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 20:18
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 20:18
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 20:18
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rmarkas Fletcher!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Domingo Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nic Ola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ola has chosen Disorder by Ice T&Slayer as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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157 lbs
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146 lbs
35 - 21 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 2, fighting out of London, Domingo Perez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 21 - 1, fighting out of London, Nic Ola!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Perez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ola counters with a big head kick but Perez shrugs it off.
Perez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Perez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ola avoids the body shot from Perez.
Ola scores with a decent looking hook.
Ola bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Perez's head backwards.
Ola slips under a jab from Perez.
Perez misses with an uppercut.
Ola scores with a head kick. Perez tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perez connects with a crisp jab.
Ola checks the leg kick.
Perez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Perez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ola uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Perez.
Ola tries a head kick but it misses.
Perez connects with a nice looking jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ola tries a head kick but it misses.
Perez blocks a head kick by Ola.
Ola throws a sloppy head kick and Perez moves out of range easily.
Ola throws a head kick that misses.
Ola just misses with a punch to the body.
A head kick misses from Ola.
Ola shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ola checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Perez throws a lazy right hand but Ola sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Perez throws out a leg kick but Ola moves out of range and Perez only half commits.
Ola checks a leg kick.
Ola pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Perez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ola sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ola misses with a head kick.
Perez avoids the head kick by Ola.
Perez scores with the left hand. Ola knows he should have avoided that one.
Ola is rocked!
It looks like Nic Ola has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Perez misses.
Ola is still on wobbly legs! Can Perez finish him?
Ola throws a sloppy head kick
and Perez counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Perez passes to full mount!
Perez unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Ola wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Perez celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Domingo Perez!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris Herzog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dat Sik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Herzog comes into the arena with Takida - Curly Sue blaring out of the sound system. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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36
166 lbs
29 - 16 - 2 |
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32
168 lbs
17 - 14 - 4 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Herzog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 14 - 4, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dat Sik!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sik doesn't manage to clinch there - Herzog circles away.
Herzog on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sik. Sik obviously looking to wear him down.
Herzog misses with a leg kick.
Herzog tries a low kick but Sik avoids it.
Herzog lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Herzog connects with a leg kick. Sik looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A swing and a miss from Herzog.
A nice inside leg kick there by Herzog. That's going to slow Sik down.
Herzog looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sik throws a leg kick
and Herzog counters with a low kick, right behind Sik 's knee.
Sik looks to score with a jab to the body but Herzog is just out of range.
A low kick from Herzog misses
and Sik counters with a nice uppercut.
Sik wants to clinch up but Herzog keeps it at a distance.
Sik connects with a crisp jab.
Sik doesn't manage to clinch there - Herzog circles away.
Sik thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Herzog shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Herzog was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Sik is trying to get back to half guard.
Sik tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Herzog presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Sik takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Herzog is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Sik can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Sik is in all sorts of trouble here.
Herzog punching from mount but Sik doing a good job of avoiding damage.
BOOM! Herzog connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Herzog landing shots from mount.
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!
Herzog throws some wild stikes that Sik manages to avoid easily.
Herzog throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sik bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Sik seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Herzog escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sik gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Herzog is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sik showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Dat Sik.
Herzog moves out of range of the strikes.
Sik lands a nice leg kick that just misses Herzog's sensitive parts.
Sik takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sik scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Chris Herzog has been cut.
Sik throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Herzog.
Sik will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sik throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sik on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sik lands with an overhand left.
Herzog works over Sik's head and body with a nice combination.
Sik throws a leg kick
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Herzog counters with a thumping low kick.
Herzog throws a jab when Sik was well out of range.
Herzog cracks the inside of Sik's front leg.
Sik slips under a jab.
Herzog tries to score with a low kick but Sik moves his leg out of the way.
Herzog swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sik counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sik.
Herzog tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sik just stands there and leans against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Herzog's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Herzog misses with a lunging right hand
and Sik counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sik has Herzog up against the cage in a clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sik.
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 Chris Herzog will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Chris Herzog'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!
Herzog looks to score with a jab to the body but Sik is just out of range.
Dat Sik has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sik throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Herzog sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Herzog pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sik is out of range and Herzog settles back down.
Sik misses the shot to the body.
Sik has closed the distance and engaged Herzog in a clinch.
Sik stalling in the clinch but Herzog improves position.
Sik is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Sik lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sik working aggressively here.
Sik lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Herzog backwards.
Sik tries a body shot but Herzog blocks it.
Herzog prevents a body shot from Sik.
Sik throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Herzogs head.
Sik lands a body shot in the clinch.
Herzog goes for a takedown attempt but Sik pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Sik checks a leg kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Herzog dives in and grabs Sik's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sik pushes down on Herzog's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Herzog. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sik scores with a punch to the head.
Herzog throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Herzog slips under a jab.
Herzog takes a kick to the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Herzog throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sik tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Herzog throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sik counters with an inside leg kick.
Sik lands a jab to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Herzog fails with a takedown attempt.
Chris Herzog seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good leg kick by Herzog there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herzog avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dat Sik is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Herzog swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sik uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Herzog.
Sik swings away with a body shot that misses
and Herzog counters with a left to the body.
Herzog throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sik on the side of the head.
Herzog misses with a low kick.
Herzog scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice shot by Sik.
Sik needs to keep his hands up - Herzog had a free shot at his head there.
Herzog throws a hook but Sik blocks it.
Chris Herzog is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sik tries a low kick but Herzog avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herzog with a jab.
Herzog moves out of range of the body kick from Sik.
Herzog tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sik sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Herzog somewhat.
Herzog throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Herzog throws a leg kick that misses.
Herzog throws a low kick but Sik avoids it.
Sik throws a wild body kick that Herzog sees coming a mile off.
Sik throws a series of punches but Herzog moves out of range.
Sik connects with a leg kick. Herzog looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Herzog takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Herzog.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Herzog. That's going to slow Sik down.
Dat Sik seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Herzog throws a body punch but Sik moves out of range.
Sik throws a right and a left that Herzog avoids nicely.
A clash of legs there as Herzog blocks the low kick.
Sik swings for the body but Herzog moves out of range.
A jab from Herzog finds it's way through Sik's defenses.
Herzog on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sik misses with a looping left.
Herzog connects with a right hand. Sik shakes it off.
Herzog tries to land a leg kick but Sik saw it coming and moves away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Herzog feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Siks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Herzog steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sik.
Sik fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Herzog, pushing him back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dat Sik comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 19:19
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 19:19
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 19:19
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Malvin Maldi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Firus Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maldi comes into the arena with Loituma TECHNO! blaring out of the sound system. Williams is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Fuel-Hemorrhage. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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34
161 lbs
39 - 19 - 3 |
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31
165 lbs
21 - 15 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
39 - 19 - 3, fighting out of Helsinki, Malvin Maldi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Firus Williams!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maldi misses with an uppercut. Williams saw that one coming.
Maldi throws a body punch but Williams moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Maldi.
The fighters circling - Maldi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maldi.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maldi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Maldi throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Maldi swings widly with a right hand
and Williams counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Williams sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Maldi defending well though.
Maldi won't allow Williams to pass to mount.
Maldi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Williams lands a nice short elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maldi is staying active underneath Williams, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Maldi makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Maldi.
Maldi controls Williams momentarily but Williams frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams trying to control but Maldi is working from the bottom.
Williams wants to pass the guard but Maldi is keeping the position.
Williams throws a big right hand that misses.
Williams throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Maldi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Williams lands a couple of digs.
Maldi is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Williams has his hands clasped together but Maldi extends an breaks Williams's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Maldi.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Malvin Maldi!
Our winner, Malvin Maldi, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Garnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Geoly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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30
182 lbs
24 - 10 - 0 |
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28
183 lbs
21 - 7 - 2 |
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kevin Garnett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexander Geoly!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garnett looks to land a right hand but Geoly moved out of range.
Garnett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Geoly.
Garnett keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Garnett walks into a jab.
Garnett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Garnett just misses with a punch to the body.
Geoly blocks a jab.
Garnett throws a looping overhand right but Geoly ducks down to avoid it.
Geoly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garnett tests Geoly's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Garnett lands with a slapping head kick.
Geoly cracks Garnett with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Geoly throws a low kick but Garnett avoids it.
Garnett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee calls for Geoly to work.
Garnett has Geoly pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Geoly breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Garnett gets a clinch.
Geoly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Geoly trying to control the position but instead, Garnett has worked for underhooks and has pushed Geoly into the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Garnett.
Garnett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Garnett leaning his opponent against the cage.
Geoly stalls.
Garnett lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Geoly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kevin Garnett is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garnett misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Garnett misses with a low kick.
Geoly shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Garnett manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Geoly throwing strikes from guard but Garnett blocks nicely.
Geoly won't allow Garnett to sweep him here.
Geoly working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Garnett wants to stand up but Geoly is controlling him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Geoly postures up in Garnett's guard and throws a big left but Garnett blocks it.
Geoly trying to control the position from guard on top but Garnett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Geoly won't allow Garnett to get back to his feet.
Garnett keeping moving, preventing Geoly from controlling successfully.
Garnett wants to get back to his feet but Geoly is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Geoly postures up in Garnett's guard and throws a big left but Garnett blocks it.
Garnett avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Garnett utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Geoly won't allow Garnett to get back to his feet.
Garnett manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Garnett controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Geoly really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Geoly bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Geoly is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Geoly trying to control the position from guard on top but Garnett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Geoly stops Garnett from standing up.
Garnett keeping moving, preventing Geoly from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alexander Geoly will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Garnett misses with a body kick.
Garnett walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Geoly walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Garnett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garnett bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Geoly's head.
Geoly connects with a body shot.
Garnett tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Geoly blocks a head kick by Garnett.
Garnett's corner calls for a 1-2. Garnett obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Garnett moves out of range as Geoly throws a body kick.
Geoly staying out of range there.
Garnett throws a looping overhand right but Geoly ducks down to avoid it.
Garnett throws a body punch but Geoly moves out of range.
Garnett lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A combination from Geoly does no damage.
Geoly displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garnett throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Garnett as he checks the leg kick.
Geoly turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Garnett connects with a leg kick. Geoly looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Garnett throws a hook to the side of Geoly's head but Geoly sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Garnett thows a body shot but no joy.
Geoly dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Garnett. That did some damage!
Geoly connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Geoly misses with a body kick.
A big right from Garnett misses.
Geoly moves out of range as Garnett strikes.
Geoly takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Geoly fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Garnett on the side of the head.
Geoly throws a head kick that misses
and Garnett counters with a head kick. That will keep Geoly thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Garnett throws the kick towards the body but Geoly avoids it.
Garnett throws a hook to the side of Geoly's head but Geoly sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Geoly closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Alexander Geoly is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
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!
Geoly closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Garnett to the mat! Garnett manages to get full guard.
Garnett manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Kevin Garnett is winning the standup battle so far.
Garnett throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Garnett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Geoly was well out of range. Poor timing from Garnett.
Geoly uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Garnett.
Geoly takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Geoly on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Geoly drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Garnett misses with a hook. Geoly ducked under it nicely.
Geoly lands with an uppercut that bounces Garnett off the cage and back into range.
Geoly lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Garnett tries to bum rush Geoly with a series of wild strikes but Geoly uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Geoly tests Garnett's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A head kick misses from Garnett.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Geoly takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Geoly looks to land a left hand but Garnett moved out of range nicely.
Garnett turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Geoly lands a nice leg kick that just misses Garnett's sensitive parts.
A shot to the body from Garnett misses
and Geoly counters with an inside leg kick.
Kevin Garnett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Garnett misses with a leg kick
and Geoly counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kevin Garnett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Geoly connects with a solid leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Geoly.
Geoly throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Garnett stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Garnett wants it to stay on the feet.
Garnett throws a solid leg kick but Geoly takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Garnett.
Garnett throws the kick towards the body but Geoly avoids it.
Horrible takedown by Geoly or perhaps it was just good defense by Garnett which made him look bad.
Garnett pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garnett throws a low kick but Geoly avoids it.
Garnett lands a right hook to the body.
Garnett misses with an attempted mid kick.
A clash of legs there as Garnett blocks the low kick.
Garnett misses with a body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garnett doesn't manage to clinch there - Geoly circles away.
Garnett missing with a left hand there. Geoly was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Garnett throws a series of punches but Geoly avoids them all with ease.
Garnett chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Geoly can pounce on him.
A slow jab from Garnett misses its intended target.
Geoly closes this distance looking for a takedown but Garnett circles away.
Kevin Garnett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Geoly.
Geoly shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Geoly showed some decent athleticism 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!
Garnett pushes Geoly off looking to stand but Geoly dives back in and keeps control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin Garnett showed his dominance in that final round.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 19:19
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 19:19
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 19:19
The fight is ruled a draw!
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A | B |
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