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VFN 63: Mjolnir Vs Soprano PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Upi Giver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Yuber (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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265 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Upi Giver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Yuber!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yuber shoots for a takedown but Giver saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Yuber dives in and grabs Giver's left leg, looking for a takedown. Giver pushes down on Yuber's head and hops out.
Nice sprawl there from Giver as Yuber shoots in.
Upi Giver has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Yuber.
Yuber misses with a takedown
and Giver connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yuber darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Yuber slows the pace down in half guard.
Giver is trying is best to control the position here.
Yuber moves into full mount! Giver won't be happy about that!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuber controlling from the full mount.
Yuber wants to take Giver's back here but Giver is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Yuber controlling his opponent.
Yuber can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Giver is looking to escape.
Giver trying desperately to get to his feet.
Giver might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giver is desperately trying to improve his position but Yuber has a good base and remains in mount.
Yuber throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Yuber trying to control but Giver is having none of it.
Yuber prevents Giver from getting the reversal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yuber working for a submission but Giver is keeping him at bay.
Yuber thowing shots but they're missing.
Yuber thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Yuber controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yuber moves to the back position.
Yuber is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Giver has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Yuber has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Giver taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Yuber doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ivan Yuber!
Our winner, Ivan Yuber, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aegon Targaryen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikey Moo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aegon Targaryen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikey Moo!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Targaryen throws a nice looking combination but Moo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Targaryen misses with a two punch combination.
Targaryen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Targaryen defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Moo.
Targaryen fails to land with a series of punches.
Targaryen scores with a three punch combo!
Nice sprawl there from Targaryen as Moo shoots in.
Moo takes the fight into the clinch.
Moo wants to take the fight to the mat but Targaryen manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Aegon Targaryen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikey Moo.
Moo has picked Targaryen up - he's going for a ride! Moo dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Targaryen makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Targaryen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Targaryen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Moo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Moo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Moo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Moo keeps control of Targaryen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Targaryen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Targaryen is looking to break free of the clinch but Moo has double underhooks.
Targaryen is trying to force a seperation but Moo has the dominant position.
Targaryen tries to break free but Moo pushes him back against the cage.
Targaryen being controlled against the cage.
Moo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Targaryen wants to get back to striking at distance but Moo won't allow it.
Targaryen is trying to break the clinch but Moo is controlling him.
Moo jumps guard but Targaryen turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Targaryen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Targaryen prevents a body shot from Moo.
Moo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Targaryen works Moo's body with a nice hook.
Targaryen jabs Moo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Targaryen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Moo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Moo is defended easily by Targaryen.
Moo shoots in looking for a takedown but Targaryen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Moo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Targaryen looks to land a combination but Moo avoids it well.
Moo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Targaryen.
Moo is looking to clinch.
Moo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Targaryen finds it's way round the side to connect with Moo's 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!
Moo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Targaryen is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Moo is controlling him.
Moo works over Targaryen with some ground and pound from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moo showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Moo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Moo slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Targaryen is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Moo has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Targaryen trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Moo remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Targaryen bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Moo tries to clinch up but Targaryen circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Targaryen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Moo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Moo tries for a takedown but Targaryen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Moo gets a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Moo seems to be working for a kimura but Targaryen defends the submission attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Targaryen is trying to stand up here but Moo is controlling him well.
Moo is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Targaryen doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Moo.
Moo is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mikey Moo will probably get the nod.
That's time! Targaryen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Targaryen throws a right hand that Moo ducks under and follows up with a left that Moo also avoids with ease.
Targaryen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Moo darts in and clinches Targaryen up against the cage.
Targaryen tries to break the clinch but Moo is controlling the position.
Moo gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Targaryen is trying to stand up here but Moo is controlling him well.
Moo trying to pass the guard but Targaryen defending well.
Targaryen pushes Moo off looking to stand but Moo dives back in and keeps control.
Moo is trying to control the action in half guard but Targaryen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Targaryen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Targaryen wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moo prevents Targaryen from improving his position.
Targaryen pushes Moo off looking to stand but Moo dives back in and keeps control.
Moo is pressing down on Targaryen's thigh, looking to free his foot. Targaryen is holding on for now.
Moo is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Targaryen doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Moo.
Moo is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Targaryen doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Moo.
Moo decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Aegon Targaryen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Targaryen swings for the body but Moo moves out of range.
Moo missing with a left hand there. Targaryen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Moo shoots in but no luck this time.
Targaryen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Moo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Targaryen swinging wildly here.
Targaryen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Targaryen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Moo.
Moo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Targaryen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Aegon Targaryen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Moo has a takedown stuffed.
Moo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Targaryen is looking to wear down Moo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Targaryen misses with the combination.
Moo dives in and grabs Targaryen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Targaryen pushes down on Moo's head and hops out.
Aegon Targaryen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikey Moo.
Moo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Targaryen throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Moo avoids the body shot from Targaryen.
Targaryen misses with a hook.
Targaryen throws a series of strikes that have Moo backpedaling.
A jab lands there for Targaryen.
Moo lands a nice looking body shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Moo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Moo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Moo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Targaryen swivels and escapes.
Moo digs a good body shot into Targaryen's ribs.
Targaryen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Moo misses with a few strikes there.
Moo throws a jab when Targaryen was well out of range.
Targaryen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Moo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Moo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Targaryen swats away the attempt to clinch by Moo.
Moo has Targaryen up against the cage in a clinch.
Moo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Moo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Moo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Targaryen circles away quickly and effectively.
Targaryen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Moo looks to land a combination but Targaryen avoids it well.
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 Aegon Targaryen will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Moo dodges the punch combination from Targaryen.
Targaryen looks to land a combination. Moo sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Targaryen connects with a body shot.
Targaryen lands a really nice looking cross but Moo seems unphased.
Moo looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Targaryen!
Mikey Moo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Targaryen tries to escape but Moo is in control.
Moo passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Targaryen!
Moo takes Targaryen's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Targaryen is in trouble.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moo looking for the choke from the back.
Moo has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Targaryen has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Targaryen trying to get back to his feet but Moo is in full control for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Targaryen is trying escape back to his feet. He turns into his opponent's guard and eventually finds his way back to his feet.
Moo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Targaryen tries to bum rush Moo with a series of wild strikes but Moo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Moo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Moo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Moo closes the distance and clinches up with Targaryen, looking for a takedown. Moo pushes Targaryen against the cage but Targaryen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Targaryen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Moo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Targaryen scrambles back to his feet.
Moo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Moo shoots in but Targaryen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Moo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Moo walks into a stiff left hand from Targaryen.
Moo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Targaryen swivels and escapes.
Aegon Targaryen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikey Moo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moo shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Targaryen's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moo won't allow Targaryen to get back to his feet.
Targaryen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Moo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moo advances position into side control!
Targaryen stops Moo from passing to mount.
Moo goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Targaryen has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Moo but great work by Targaryen.
Targaryen is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Moo has escaped the position, nice work there.
Moo tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Targaryen presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moo sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Targaryen is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Moo is just riding it out for now. Targaryen eventually gives up the hold.
Targaryen is pressing down on Moo's thigh, looking to free his foot. Moo is holding on for now.
Moo is defending against the submission attempts here by Targaryen.
Targaryen looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moo trying to control but Targaryen postures up.
Targaryen is working for a submission of some sort.
Moo trying to control from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moo regains full guard. Nicely done.
Moo manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Moo get's back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mikey Moo.
I think Moo 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Mikey Moo!
During a confident post fight interview, Mikey Moo thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rolland Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daemon Blackfyre (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rolland Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Daemon Blackfyre!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blackfyre fails to land with a series of punches.
Pierre lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blackfyre circles away quickly and effectively.
Pierre throws a nice looking combination but Blackfyre bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice cross by Pierre.
Blackfyre slips a jab and a cross from Pierre.
Pierre jabs Blackfyre right on the nose. Blackfyre blinks but takes it well.
Pierre thuds a left hand into Blackfyre's body.
Pierre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pierre misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd cheers as Blackfyre lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pierre doesn't seem phased though.
Blackfyre drops his hands momentarily and Pierre takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pierre tries to score a power double leg takedown but Blackfyre sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Pierre somewhat.
Rolland Pierre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pierre. Blackfyre does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierre connects with a jab.
Pierre lands a glancing blow to the side of Blackfyre's head.
Pierre is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blackfyre.
Pierre throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pierre misses with a combination
and Blackfyre counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pierre throws the left hand but Blackfyre avoids the punch easily.
Blackfyre misses with an uppercut. Pierre saw that one coming.
Pierre misses with a double jab.
Blackfyre throws a series of punches but Pierre avoids them all with ease.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pierre.
Blackfyre throws a right and a left that Pierre avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierre's corner calls for a 1-2. Pierre obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Pierre lands with a cross.
Pierre scores with a jab. Blackfyre acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Pierre takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pierre misses with a wild combination.
Pierre takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Pierre looks to throw the jab but Blackfyre is out of range.
Pierre throws a right and a left that both miss.
Blackfyre misses with a lunging right hand
and Pierre counters with a stiff right hand.
Blackfyre lands with a cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blackfyre. Pierre does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierre throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Blackfyre counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pierre misses with a takedown attempt
and Blackfyre counters with a crisp right that sends Pierre to the canvas! Blackfyre follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daemon Blackfyre!
Daemon Blackfyre was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Epeli Nailatikau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seppo Jouppi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nailatikau comes into the arena with Number of the Bollywood blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Epeli Nailatikau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Seppo Jouppi!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jouppi throws a hook but Nailatikau blocks it.
Nailatikau takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nailatikau throws the left hand but Jouppi avoids the punch easily.
Nailatikau misses with a head kick.
Jouppi throws a chopping leg kick but Nailatikau manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jouppi misses with a low kick.
Jouppi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nailatikau throws a head kick but Jouppi moves out of range.
Nailatikau is looking to slow Jouppi down with leg kicks.
Nailatikau tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jouppi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nailatikau connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jouppi momentarily.
Jouppi throws the left hand but Nailatikau avoids the punch easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jouppi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nailatikau avoids the body shot from Jouppi.
Jouppi throws out a loose jab but Nailatikau uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nailatikau is looking to chop away at Jouppi's legs.
Nailatikau is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jouppi.
Nailatikau pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nailatikau tries a head kick but it misses.
Nailatikau swings widly with a right hand
and Jouppi counters with a left to the body.
Nailatikau misses with a leg kick
and Nailatikau takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nailatikau scoring well with a low kick there.
Nailatikau tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nailatikau tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jouppi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nailatikau throws a leg kick which misses Jouppi's front leg but catches the back leg as Jouppi tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nailatikau throws a low kick but Jouppi avoids it.
Jouppi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jouppi jabs Nailatikau to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nailatikau scoring well with a low kick there.
Jouppi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nailatikau.
Nailatikau misses with a low kick as Jouppi jumps back.
Nailatikau throws a chopping leg kick but Jouppi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nailatikau ducks under a wild hook from Jouppi.
Good work by Nailatikau as he checks the leg kick.
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!
Nailatikau swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nailatikau throws the left hand but Jouppi avoids the punch easily.
Nailatikau scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nailatikau misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jouppi checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jouppi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nailatikau with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nailatikau is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jouppi.
An inside leg kick from Nailatikau misses.
Nailatikau throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jouppi on the side of the head.
Some bone on bone action there as Nailatikau checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jouppi lands with a shot to the body.
Nailatikau fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jouppi on the side of the head.
Nailatikau throws a sloppy head kick and Jouppi moves out of range easily.
Nailatikau lands a leg kick that knocks Jouppi off balance momentarily.
Nailatikau throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jouppi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nailatikau checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nailatikau displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jouppi throws out the jab.
Jouppi scores with a punch to the head.
Nailatikau lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jouppi's sensitive parts.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nailatikau chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jouppi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nailatikau moves away.
Jouppi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nailatikau.
Nailatikau slips under a jab from Jouppi.
Jouppi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nailatikau.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nailatikau attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jouppi just misses with a punch to the body.
An inside leg kick from Nailatikau misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Epeli Nailatikau dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jouppi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nailatikau throws a nice inside leg kick.
Epeli Nailatikau is winning the standup battle so far.
A bone on bone clash there as Jouppi blocks the leg kick.
Jouppi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nailatikau.
Jouppi thows a body kick. Nailatikau tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Nailatikau fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jouppi manages to avoid it.
Nailatikau misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jouppi.
A clash of legs there as Jouppi blocks the low kick.
Jouppi blocks a head kick by Nailatikau.
Jouppi moves out of range as Nailatikau throws a body kick.
Nailatikau misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jouppi.
Nailatikau misses with a low kick.
Jouppi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nailatikau.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jouppi misses with a right hand
and Nailatikau moves into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Jouppi.
Jouppi can't find room to land a body shot as Nailatikau controls the action.
Jouppi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jouppi misses with a body punch.
Jouppi is trying to maintain a safe position but Nailatikau gets an underhook and turns Jouppi into the cage.
Jouppi seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Jouppi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nailatikau tries a knee to the head but Jouppi blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jouppi.
Jouppi struggles to land a body shot inside as Nailatikau controls his hands.
A body shot lands from Nailatikau.
Nailatikau throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jouppi blocks it with crossed arms.
Nailatikau is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jouppi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jouppi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nailatikau wants to stall.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nailatikau blocks an uppercut.
Jouppi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jouppi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nailatikau tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jouppi working aggressively here.
Jouppi misses with some punches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nailatikau obliges.
Jouppi content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Nailatikau scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nailatikau throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jouppi blocks it with crossed arms.
Jouppi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick from Jouppi lands but Nailatikau takes it in his stride.
Jouppi blocks a low kick nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jouppi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nailatikau moves away.
Good leg kick by Nailatikau there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jouppi cracks Nailatikau with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nailatikau defending well as Jouppi loads up on a big left hand.
Nailatikau misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Epeli Nailatikau seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nailatikau connects with a right hand. Jouppi shakes it off.
Nailatikau pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jab by Jouppi.
Nailatikau connects with a looping right hand.
Nailatikau ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jouppi moves away.
Jouppi misses the body punch
and Nailatikau counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nailatikau tries to score with a low kick but Jouppi moves his leg out of the way.
Nailatikau swings widly with a right hand
and Jouppi counters with an inside leg kick.
Jouppi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nailatikau has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nailatikau throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nailatikau pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jouppi checks a leg kick nicely.
Nailatikau defending well as Jouppi loads up on a big 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!
Nailatikau throws a head kick but Jouppi moves out of range.
Nailatikau swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nailatikau shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nailatikau fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jouppi.
Decent striking displayed by Jouppi 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 Epeli Nailatikau will probably get the nod.
That's time! Nailatikau's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Jouppi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nailatikau scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nailatikau throws a shot from downtown. Jouppi moves away and avoids it.
Nailatikau blocks a leg kick.
Jouppi throws a body punch but Nailatikau moves out of range.
Jouppi checks a leg kick nicely.
Nailatikau throws the kick towards the body but Jouppi avoids it.
Nailatikau scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nailatikau plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Nailatikau is looking to clinch but Jouppi is avoiding it.
Jouppi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jouppi throws a hook but Nailatikau blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nailatikau throws out a loose jab but Jouppi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jouppi tries a low kick but Nailatikau avoids it.
Jouppi throws a looping overhand right but Nailatikau ducks down to avoid it.
Nailatikau throws a leg kick
and Jouppi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nailatikau throws a leg kick which misses Jouppi's front leg but catches the back leg as Jouppi tries to avoid it.
Nailatikau slips a jab from Jouppi.
Nailatikau throws a low kick but Jouppi avoids it.
Jouppi avoids the head kick by Nailatikau.
Some bone on bone action there as Jouppi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nailatikau throws an overhand right that lands on Jouppi's shoulder, as Jouppi tries to avoid the shot.
Jouppi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nailatikau's head.
Nailatikau ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nailatikau. That's going to slow Jouppi down.
Nailatikau doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nailatikau walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jouppi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A jab from Nailatikau misses.
Jouppi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jouppi moves forwards but Nailatikau connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jouppi tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nailatikau tries to work over Jouppi's front leg with a kick but Jouppi checks it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nailatikau.
Nailatikau bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jouppi's head.
Jouppi slips a straight right by Nailatikau.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jouppi with a hook.
Nailatikau tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jouppi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nailatikau lands a leg kick that knocks Jouppi off balance momentarily.
Jouppi checks a leg kick.
Jouppi fails to land with a series of punches.
Jouppi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nailatikau lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nailatikau 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.
Nailatikau lands with a slapping head kick.
Jouppi throws a series of punches but Nailatikau moves out of range.
Jouppi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jouppi is looking to chop away at Nailatikau's legs.
Seppo Jouppi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A slapping leg kick lands for Nailatikau.
Jouppi throws a leg kick but Nailatikau moved away.
Nailatikau moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nailatikau throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nailatikau misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nailatikau just misses with a punch to the body.
Jouppi misses with the combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good standup being displayed there by Jouppi as he connects with a hook.
Epeli Nailatikau is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nailatikau scoring well with a low kick there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Epeli Nailatikau showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nailatikau, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Epeli Nailatikau!
Epeli Nailatikau 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tony Goldman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manfred Richvoten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richvoten has chosen Over The Rainbow as his entrance music. Tony Goldman has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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135 lbs
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134 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tony Goldman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Manfred Richvoten!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goldman shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Richvoten defends it nicely.
Richvoten closes the distance and clinches up with Goldman, looking for a takedown. Richvoten pushes Goldman against the cage but Goldman circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Richvoten shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Richvoten stands up over Goldman, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Richvoten looking to pass the guard.
Goldman is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Goldman tries to pass to full mount but Richvoten defends it.
Richvoten is defending against the submission attempts here by Goldman.
Richvoten wants to get back to full guard.
Goldman throwing shots but Richvoten is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richvoten is looking to improve his position.
Goldman works his way into side control.
Richvoten is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Richvoten's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Goldman working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Goldman tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Goldman has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Richvoten can do anything to dispel that myth.
Richvoten tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Goldman presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Goldman will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Richvoten tries to reverse the position but Goldman maintains control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richvoten tries to hold on but Goldman pushes him away.
Richvoten defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Goldman.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Goldman is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Richvoten is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Richvoten flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Goldman anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Richvoten and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Goldman slips an arm under Richvoten chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Goldman has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Goldman is squeezing on Richvoten like an anaconda would it's prey. Richvoten fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Tony Goldman!
A victorious Tony Goldman thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Valentine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalle Raisi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vincent Valentine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalle Raisi!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valentine shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Raisi manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Raisi has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Valentine is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Raisi.
Raisi manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Raisi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Raisi actively working from the bottom here.
Valentine is working for a kimura but Raisi is defending it quite comfortably.
Raisi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Raisi is staying active underneath Valentine, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Raisi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raisi actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Raisi tries to roll over but Valentine keeps him under control.
Valentine moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Raisi.
Raisi is looking for a sweep.
Valentine trying to control the action but Raisi is working from the bottom.
Valentine tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Valentine has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Raisi is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Valentine wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Raisi, who protects the arm well.
Raisi manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Valentine blocks the strikes from Raisi.
Valentine is trying to control. Raisi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Raisi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Valentine pulls his head out easily.
Valentine moves into full mount! Raisi won't be happy about that!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Valentine looking to control but Raisi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Raisi can't escape the position.
Valentine jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Raisi manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Valentine stands up and beckons Raisi to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nice uppercut lands for Raisi. That snapped Valentine's head back.
Raisi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Raisi takes the fight into the clinch.
Raisi jumps guard and drags Valentine to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentine pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Raisi is keeping the position for now.
Raisi working for a triangle but Valentine defends it easily.
Valentine looking to pass the guard.
Raisi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Raisi working for a triangle but Valentine defends it easily.
Raisi keeping full guard, as Valentine tries to pass.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Valentine has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Raisi to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Valentine is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Raisi pulls down on the head and he's put Valentine to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Kalle Raisi!
Kalle Raisi managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Fight Night Nutrition, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Rad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wayne Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rad's entrance music is Liberation Frequency. A fine choice. Campbell has chosen Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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146 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kyle Rad!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wayne Campbell!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campbell forces Rad back against the cage and clinches.
Campbell takes a shot to the head.
Campbell holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Rad successfully pulls guard.
Rad trying to keep a closed guard but Campbell is proving a slippery customer.
Campbell trying to control but Rad is working from the bottom.
Rad not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Campbell stopping the sweep attempt from Rad.
Campbell controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rad ducks under a wild hook from Campbell.
Campbell takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rad displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Campbell throws out the jab.
Rad thumps Campbell with a low kick.
Campbell moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rad scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Campbell scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rad throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rad tries to close the distance and clinch up but Campbell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Campbell throws an overhand right that lands on Rad's shoulder, as Rad tries to avoid the shot.
Rad connects with a high kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Campbell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rad moves away.
Rad throws the left hand but Campbell avoids the punch easily.
Rad moves out of range as Campbell strikes.
Campbell chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rad can pounce on him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rad will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Campbell fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Campbell lands a nice looking body shot.
Rad closes the distance and clinches.
Campbell is trying to stall.
Campbell slows down the pace here.
Campbell wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rad missing with knees to the body.
Rad just leaning against Campbell, taking a breather.
Rad wants a takedown but no success here.
Rad leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rad prevents the takedown attempt.
Campbell tries to pull guard but Rad won't allow it.
Rad creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rad scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Campbell wants the takedown. Rad is fighting it off but Campbell persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Rad's guard against the cage.
Rad is controlling Campbell's posture.
Campbell trying to control the position from guard on top but Rad is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Campbell looking to sit in guard and control but Rad gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rad trying to control but Campbell is working from the bottom.
Campbell throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Rad escapes and throws Campbell's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Rad tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rad in side control lands a decent elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Campbell is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Rad off and has taken his back!
What can Rad do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Rad dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rad avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rad misses with a hook.
Campbell slips under a jab from Rad.
Rad darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rad lands a nice leg kick that just misses Campbell's sensitive parts.
Campbell checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rad uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Campbell.
Rad fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Campbell checks it well.
Rad takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Campbell checks the leg kick nicely there.
A shot to the liver by Campbell. Beautiful body shot.
Campbell throws a poor cross that misses
and Rad counters with a leg kick.
Rad scores with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rad ducks under a wild hook from Campbell.
A combination from Rad does no damage.
Rad lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell throws a lazy right hand but Rad sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Campbell misses with a straight left.
Campbell looks to score with a jab to the body but Rad is just out of range.
A head kick from Rad lands but Campbell takes it in his stride.
Campbell lands a jab to the head.
Campbell misses with a low kick.
Rad gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Rad.
Campbell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Campbell has Rad pressed against the cage.
Rad lands a shoulder strike.
Rad letting Campbell take a breather here.
Stalling in the clinch from Rad.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rad.
Campbell slows down the pace here.
Rad swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Campbell tries to circle away but Rad has him pinned against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rad creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Campbell effectively controlling the action here.
Campbell continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Campbell tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rad smiles and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rad thumps Campbell with a low kick.
Wayne Campbell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rad misses with a head kick.
Rad is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Campbell paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Campbell misses with a hook.
Campbell scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Campbell tests Rad's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rad tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Campbell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Campbell uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rad has time to react.
Campbell throws a lazy uppercut
and Rad counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Campbell dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rad. That did some damage!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Rad lands but Campbell takes it in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Campbell feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rads jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Campbell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rad displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Campbell throws out the jab.
Kyle Rad is winning the standup battle so far.
Rad clinches up against the cage.
Campbell stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Rad misses with a punch on the inside.
Rad misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Campbell.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rad is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Campbell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
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 Kyle Rad will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rad dives in and grabs Campbell's left leg, looking for a takedown. Campbell pushes down on Rad's head and hops out.
Campbell rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rad counters with a nice low kick that buckles Campbell's knee momentarily.
Campbell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rad moves away.
A good leg kick by Rad.
Campbell slips under a jab.
Nice body punch from Rad.
Rad staying out of range there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rad.
Good leg kick by Rad there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Campbell buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Campbell swats away the attempt to clinch by Rad.
Campbell swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Good leg kick by Rad there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rad dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Campbell. That did some damage!
Campbell checks a low kick from Rad.
Campbell throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell throws a lazy uppercut
and Rad counters with a low kick, right behind Campbell 's knee.
Rad tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Campbell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Campbell throws a poor cross that misses
and Rad counters with a nice leg kick.
Rad dips to his left and cracks Campbell with an uppercut!
Rad fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rad needs to keep his hands up - Campbell had a free shot at his head there.
A head kick misses from Rad.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rad.
Rad throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rad ducks under a wild hook from Campbell.
Campbell with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rad uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Campbell.
Campbell's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Campbell keeps the fight on the outside.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Campbell checks a leg kick.
Campbell takes a swing at Rad's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rad.
Rad will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Campbell circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rad is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Campbell.
Rad misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Campbell misses with a left hand
and Rad counters with a low kick, right behind Campbell 's knee.
Rad has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rad there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rad scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Campbell throws a jab when Rad was well out of range.
Campbell misses with a left hand
and Rad counters with a nice uppercut.
Rad tries to close the distance and clinch but Campbell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rad tries to clinch but Campbell moves out of range.
Rad throws out a loose jab but Campbell uses good head movement to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Rad.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Campbell.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Rad misses.
Campbell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rad.
Rad throws a series of punches but Campbell moves out of range.
Jab from Rad.
Rad lands a high kick!
Rad fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rad throws a head kick that misses.
Campbell throws an overhand right that lands on Rad's shoulder, as Rad tries to avoid the shot.
Rad avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rad throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rad doesn't manage to clinch there - Campbell circles away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rad.
Jab by Campbell.
Campbell swings widly with a right hand
and Rad counters with a good low kick that Campbell was not able to check.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rad steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Campbell.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campbell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Campbell throws an overhand right that lands on Rad's shoulder, as Rad tries to avoid the shot.
Rad throws a solid leg kick but Campbell takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rad.
Rad wants to clinch but Campbell slips to the side
enabling Campbell to counter with a crisp jab.
Campbell throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rad on the side of the head.
Campbell throws a lazy right hand but Rad sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rad. That's going to slow Campbell down.
Rad ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rad moves out of range of the strikes.
Campbell clinches up against the cage.
Rad looking to slow down the pace here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rad has Campbell pressed against the cage.
Rad lands an elbow that stopped Campbell in his tracks for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Rad clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The crowd cheers as Campbell lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rad doesn't seem phased though.
Rad blocks a low kick nicely.
Rad slips a straight right by Campbell.
Campbell chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rad can pounce on him.
Rad misses with a straight right.
Campbell cracks Rad with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rad.
Rad tries to clinch but Campbell moves out of range.
Rad tries to clinch but Campbell is having none of it.
Rad scoring well with a low kick there.
Rad ducks under a wild hook from Campbell.
Campbell lands an overhand right.
Rad bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rad cracks Campbell with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Campbell swats away the attempt to clinch by Rad.
Campbell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rad lands a head kick. Campbell smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Rad ducks under a wild hook from Campbell.
Rad on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Campbell misses with a shot to the body
and Rad counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rad scores with a shot to the body.
Rad tries to close the distance and clinch up but Campbell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Campbell tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Campbell throws an off balance right hand
and Rad counters with a thumping low kick.
Campbell is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Rad fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice shot by Campbell.
Campbell misses with an uppercut.
Rad ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rad doesn't manage to clinch there - Campbell circles away.
Nice shot by Campbell.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rad throws a big shot that misses.
Campbell misses with a low kick.
Rad throws a head kick but Campbell moves out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Campbell looking to stall.
Rad trying to control the position but instead, Campbell has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rad into the cage.
Campbell blocks an elbow strike from Rad.
Rad comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rad is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Rad is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Campbell is keeping busy.
Rad misses with a punch on the inside.
Rad tries to stall but Campbell uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rad lands a nice shot to the body.
Rad misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rad is trying to maintain a safe position but Campbell gets an underhook and turns Rad into the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kyle Rad.
Rad rushes Campbell and presses him up against the cage.
Campbell looking to slow down the pace here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campbell taking a breather.
Rad pressing his opponent against the cage.
Rad being controlled against the cage.
Rad connects with a knee to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Campbell has had enough of the clinch but Rad keeps him there for the moment.
Rad tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Rad had his way with Wayne Campbell in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Campbell misses with a hook.
Campbell avoids the head kick by Rad.
Rad walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rad will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Campbell connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rad scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Campbell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Campbell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Campbell takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Campbell bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rad's head.
Campbell loads up on a big right hand but Rad slips the punch.
Campbell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Campbell lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nice defenses there by Campbell.
Rad on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rad lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rad displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Campbell throws out the jab.
A swing and a miss from Campbell.
Campbell missing with a left hand there. Rad was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Campbell takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rad lands a head kick. Campbell smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Rad fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
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.
Rad cracks the inside of Campbell's front leg.
Rad tries to clinch there but Campbell circles away.
Campbell throws a lazy right hand but Rad sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Campbell thows a body shot but no joy.
Rad slips under a jab.
Rad wants to clinch but Campbell slips to the side
and Campbell counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wayne Campbell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rad lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Campbell takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Rad tries to clinch there but Campbell circles away.
Rad blocks a jab.
Campbell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rad sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big left from Campbell misses.
Rad is looking to slow Campbell down with leg kicks.
Rad lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rad uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Campbell.
Campbell throws a lazy uppercut
and Rad counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Campbell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rad.
Rad takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rad slips a straight right by Campbell.
Kyle Rad is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Campbell misses with a looping right.
Campbell loads up on a big right hand but Rad slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rad. Rad obviously looking to wear him down.
Rad lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Campbell has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rad.
Rad lands a jab to the head.
Campbell throws out a loose jab but Rad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Campbell takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rad fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Campbell.
Campbell takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A swing and a miss from Campbell.
Rad tries to close the distance and clinch but Campbell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rad looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Campbell misses with a lunging right hand
and Rad counters with a low kick, right behind Campbell 's knee.
Rad lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Good leg kick by Rad there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Campbell scores with a nice strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campbell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rad lands a head kick. Campbell smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Campbell misses with a hook. Rad ducked under it nicely.
Rad feints and then cracks Campbell's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Campbell down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Campbell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rad.
Campbell stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rad.
Campbell moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rad cracks the inside of Campbell's front leg.
Campbell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Campbell chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rad can pounce on him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rad slips a straight right by Campbell.
Campbell circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rad works the jab nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kyle Rad showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rad 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 50:45
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 50:45
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kyle Rad!
Kyle Rad retains his bantamweight title!
A very excited looking Kyle Rad made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Winston Cole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Severino Rodrigues (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Severino Rodrigues has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Winston Cole's chin.
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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
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Winston Cole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Severino Rodrigues!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodrigues tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cole is able to avoid easily.
Rodrigues buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rodrigues ducks right into an uppercut from Cole.
No joy there for Rodrigues, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cole.
It looks like Severino Rodrigues has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rodrigues takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Cole lands a big head kick that sends Rodrigues tumbling to the mat! Cole takes a step backwards and waves Rodrigues back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Rodrigues throws a leg kick but Cole sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cole feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Rodrigues sprawling to the canvas! Rodrigues rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Cole finish him?!
Rodrigues is rocked!
That has opened up Severino Rodrigues's cut even more.
Rodrigues throws a head kick but Cole moves out of range.
Rodrigues is still on wobbly legs! Can Cole finish him?
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Cole. Rodrigues shrugs it off though.
Rodrigues seems to have recovered his senses.
Cole scoring well with a low kick there.
Rodrigues looks winded!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Cole - that will leave a mark!
Cole throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cole is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Cole looks to land a body kick but Rodrigues moved away.
Cole slips under a jab from Rodrigues.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cole thows a body shot but no joy.
Cole avoids the head kick by Rodrigues.
Cole delivers a nice body kick.
Crunch! Cole slams his shin into Rodrigues's torso.
Cole goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
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!
Cole moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rodrigues is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Cole Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Rodrigues is out cold, face down on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Winston Cole!
Winston Cole made sure to mention his sponsor, KAISER in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Frank Crillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cechini Muszyna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crillo comes to the cage accompanied by Wiz Khalifa - Black And Yellow. Cechini Muszyna will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frank Crillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Cechini Muszyna!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crillo shoots in but Muszyna avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Crillo shoots in for a double leg but Muszyna sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Muszyna connects with a solid leg kick.
Muszyna scores with a jab to the body.
Crillo dives in and grabs Muszyna's left leg, looking for a takedown. Muszyna pushes down on Crillo's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Crillo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crillo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Muszyna.
Muszyna misses with a body shot.
Crillo fails with the takedown.
Crillo dives in and scores a takedown into Muszyna's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Muszyna is controlling Crillo's posture.
Muszyna preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Crillo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Muszyna works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crillo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Crillo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Crillo trying to control but Muszyna is working from the bottom.
Crillo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Crillo scoring with punches to the head and body.
Muszyna avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Muszyna has momentary wrist control but Crillo slips an elbow through the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muszyna utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Muszyna is pulling down on Crillo's head. It's preventing any offense from Crillo, at least for the moment.
Crillo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Muszyna's head.
Crillo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Crillo is looking to work some ground and pound but Muszyna has wrist control.
Crillo advances position into side control!
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!
Crillo scores with a couple of short elbows.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Muszyna can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muszyna is not content to let Crillo control the position.
Muszyna dodges the ground and pound from Crillo.
The strikes coming from Crillo are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Muszyna defending against the ground and pound.
Crillo goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Muszyna has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Crillo but great work by Muszyna.
Crillo tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Muszyna presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Crillo is looking to improve his position but Muszyna isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crillo regains half guard.
Muszyna wants to lay and pray for a moment but Crillo keeps working.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Muszyna trying to pass the guard but Crillo defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Crillo dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nice sprawl there from Muszyna as Crillo shoots in.
Crillo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Muszyna as he jumps to the side.
Crillo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Muszyna sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Crillo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crillo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Muszyna to counter with a crisp jab.
Frank Crillo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Crillo fails with a takedown attempt.
Crillo shoots in but Muszyna avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Crillo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Muszyna tries to avoid it but Crillo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Muszyna to the ground. Muszyna escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Crillo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Muszyna avoids it really well and circles away.
Muszyna lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muszyna jabs at Crillo's body.
Muszyna cracks a nice hook into Crillo's ribs.
Crillo shoots in but no luck this time.
Muszyna throws a nice outside leg kick.
Muszyna looks to throw the jab but Crillo is out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Crillo.
Muszyna catches Crillo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Muszyna is looking to slow Crillo down with leg kicks.
Crillo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Muszyna sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Crillo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crillo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crillo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Muszyna seems keen to control Crillo's posture.
Muszyna avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Muszyna avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Crillo throwing strikes but missing.
Crillo throws a big right hand that misses.
Crillo 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.
Crillo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crillo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Frank Crillo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Crillo throws a big right hand that misses.
Crillo postures up.
Crillo with a nice head shot there.
Crillo trying to control but Muszyna is working from the bottom.
Muszyna working a defensive guard here.
Crillo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crillo throws a big right hand that misses.
Crillo throwing strikes from guard but Muszyna blocks nicely.
Crillo throws a big right hand that misses.
Crillo throws a big right hand that misses.
Crillo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Muszyna looking to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crillo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Crillo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Muszyna works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Crillo wants to pass the guard but Muszyna is keeping the position.
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 Frank Crillo will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Crillo shoots in and bounces Muszyna off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Muszyna keeping full guard, as Crillo tries to pass.
Crillo lands a couple of elbows.
Crillo postures up in Muszyna's guard and throws a big left but Muszyna blocks it.
Muszyna avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Crillo distracts Muszyna with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crillo wants to control from the top but Muszyna keeps moving.
Crillo throws a big right hand that misses.
Crillo postures up.
Crillo is looking to work some ground and pound but Muszyna has wrist control.
Crillo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Muszyna keeping moving, preventing Crillo from controlling successfully.
Crillo cracks Muszyna with a solid left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muszyna pulls Crillo in close to his closed guard and prevents Crillo from doing any damage or advancing position.
Crillo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Muszyna utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Muszyna seems keen to control Crillo's posture.
Crillo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Muszyna is trying to control the position but Crillo postures up.
Cechini Muszyna has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cechini Muszyna has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Muszyna lands a right hook to the body.
Frank Crillo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Muszyna is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Crillo rather than just go for the knockout.
Crillo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Muszyna.
Crillo staying out of range there.
Crillo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Muszyna to score with a decent uppercut.
Cechini Muszyna seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Crillo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Muszyna swivels and escapes.
Crillo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Muszyna wants to clinch.
Crillo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Crillo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Muszyna sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Crillo somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Crillo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crillo shoots in but Muszyna avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crillo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Muszyna's waist but Muszyna gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Crillo off to one side.
A big right from Muszyna misses.
Crillo shoots for a takedown but Muszyna saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Muszyna throws a hook but Crillo avoids it easily.
Cechini Muszyna is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Crillo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Muszyna's waist but Muszyna gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Crillo off to one side.
Crillo moves out of range of the body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Horrible takedown by Crillo or perhaps it was just good defense by Muszyna which made him look bad.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crillo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Muszyna counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Crillo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Crillo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Crillo!
Frank Crillo tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Merrimac Mjolnir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Enzo Soprano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mjolnir's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Takida - Was It I?. Merrimac Mjolnir had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
32 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Merrimac Mjolnir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Enzo Soprano!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mjolnir doesn't manage to clinch there - Soprano circles away.
Mjolnir avoids the body shot from Soprano.
Soprano throws a jab when Mjolnir was well out of range.
Mjolnir misses with a double jab.
Soprano cracks Mjolnir with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
It looks like Merrimac Mjolnir has been cut.
Mjolnir jabs at Soprano's body.
Soprano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mjolnir moves away.
The fighters circling - Mjolnir throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Soprano sizes up Mjolnir with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Soprano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mjolnir.
Soprano throws an overhand right that lands on Mjolnir's shoulder, as Mjolnir tries to avoid the shot.
Mjolnir throws a big shot that misses.
Mjolnir misses with a straight right.
Soprano dips to his left and cracks Mjolnir with an uppercut!
Mjolnir takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mjolnir throws a low kick, looking for Soprano's leg but Soprano calmly moves out of range.
Soprano staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mjolnir uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Soprano.
Mjolnir thows a body shot but no joy.
Soprano throws an overhand right that lands on Mjolnir's shoulder, as Mjolnir tries to avoid the shot.
Soprano gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Soprano blocks a leg kick.
A jab from Soprano misses.
Soprano takes one to the chin there.
Mjolnir throws a lazy uppercut
and Soprano counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Mjolnir!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Soprano advances to mount.
Mjolnir sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Soprano working the head and body with strikes.
Mjolnir is staying active underneath Soprano, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Soprano throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Soprano thows a huge punch but Mjolnir dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soprano is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Mjolnir doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Soprano.
Soprano is trying to control. Mjolnir wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Soprano drops an elbow to the side of Mjolnir's head.
Mjolnir is looking to control Soprano's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mjolnir avoid being mounted?
Soprano is keen to just control but Mjolnir is a slippery customer.
Mjolnir is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mjolnir is not content to let Soprano control the position.
Mjolnir wants to improve his position but Soprano is controlling well.
Soprano wants to control but Mjolnir is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soprano not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Soprano has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mjolnir is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Soprano thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Soprano swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mjolnir.
Merrimac Mjolnir's cut is getting worse.
Mjolnir thumps Soprano with a low kick.
Soprano misses with a straight left.
Mjolnir fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mjolnir looks to land a left hand but Soprano moved out of range nicely.
Soprano misses with a body shot.
Soprano scores with a jab. Mjolnir acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A slow jab from Soprano misses its intended target.
Soprano misses with a hook.
Merrimac Mjolnir is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Soprano misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mjolnir wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soprano misses the jab.
Mjolnir tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Soprano was well out of range. Poor timing from Mjolnir.
Mjolnir swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Soprano counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Soprano lands a jab to Mjolnir's midsection.
Soprano throws a nice looking combination but Mjolnir bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Soprano throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mjolnir sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mjolnir drops his hands momentarily and Soprano takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Merrimac Mjolnir's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Mjolnir misses the shot to the body.
Mjolnir darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mjolnir takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Donk. Mjolnir catches Soprano right on the button with a cross.
Soprano cracks Mjolnir with a good jab.
Jeez, Merrimac Mjolnir's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Mjolnir takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mjolnir uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Soprano.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Enzo Soprano dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Merrimac Mjolnir's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Soprano scores with a jab.
Mjolnir takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Soprano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mjolnir was well out of range. Poor timing from Soprano.
A punch lands to the side of Soprano 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Soprano lands with a straight right. Mjolnir didn't see that one coming.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Merrimac Mjolnir's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Enzo Soprano!
Enzo Soprano decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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