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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dallas Bond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan has chosen Freestyler as his entrance music. Dallas Bond 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Dallas Bond!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brad Ryan!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bond moves into the clinch.
Ryan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bond avoids it.
Bond tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ryan misses with a knee to the head.
Ryan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bond avoids it.
Bond with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bond tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ryan looking to slow down the pace here.
Ryan tries to work over Bond's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bond avoiding damage as Ryan throws knees to the body.
Ryan avoids the elbow strike from Bond, against the cage.
Ryan working Bond over with knees to the body.
Ryan tries to land knees in the clinch but Bond avoids the damage to the body.
Bond lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ryan tries to land knees in the clinch but Bond avoids the damage to the body.
Bond with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ryan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bond.
Bond tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bond lands an elbow that stopped Ryan in his tracks for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bond.
Ryan takes an elbow to the temple.
Bond tries to land a knee to the head but Ryan blocks with his arms.
Ryan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bond comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bond lands a left hand.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A hook to the body from Bond.
Bond has Ryan pressed against the cage, preventing Ryan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ryan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bond is defending well for now.
Bond misses with a punch to the body.
Bond pushes off an throws an elbow but Ryan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bond gets underhooks to prevent Ryan's takedown attempt.
Bond lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bond misses with an elbow over the top.
Ryan avoiding damage as Bond throws knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bond blocks an elbow strike from Ryan.
Ryan pressing his opponent against the cage.
Ryan breaks from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ryan shoots for a double leg takedown but Bond sprawls well. He's pushed Ryan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ryan looks to score with a jab to the body but Bond is just out of range.
Nice shot by Bond.
Bond looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bond goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ryan throws a shot from downtown. Bond moves away and avoids it.
A slow jab from Bond misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bond is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bond throws an off balance right hand
and Ryan counters with a nice kick to the body.
Ryan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bond was well out of range. Poor timing from Ryan.
A solid body kick from Ryan.
Ryan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jab from Bond.
Bond drives through and clinches with Ryan against the cage.
Ryan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bond's elbow.
Bond lands a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bond.
Bond lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ryan backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Ryan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bond throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ryan blocks it with crossed arms.
Bond lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan trying to land knees to the body.
Bond takes a knee to the side of the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bond misses with a knee to the head.
Ryan struggles to land a body shot inside as Bond controls his hands.
A nice left hand lands by Bond.
Bond looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bond lands a nice elbow.
Bond managing to block the knees to the body from Ryan.
Ryan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bond fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bond takes the fight into the clinch.
Ryan throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bond gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bond prevents Ryan from breaking the clinch.
Ryan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bond is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dallas Bond dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bond tries a low kick but Ryan avoids it.
A head kick misses from Bond.
Bond misses the jab.
Ryan moves out of range as Bond strikes.
Bond clobbers Ryan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ryan shoots in but Bond avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bond throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bond throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ryan misses with a series of wild punches.
Bond throws out a loose jab but Ryan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ryan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bond shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ryan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The fighters circling - Bond throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ryan avoids the body shot from Bond.
Bond lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ryan circles away quickly and effectively.
Dallas Bond seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bond scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bond looks to score with a jab to the body but Ryan is just out of range.
Bond fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ryan is out of range.
Bond jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dallas Bond is winning the standup battle so far.
Ryan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Brad Ryan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bond misses with an uppercut. Ryan saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bond takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bond throws a leg kick which misses Ryan's front leg but catches the back leg as Ryan tries to avoid it.
Bond missing with a left hand there. Ryan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bond misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bond moves out of range as Ryan strikes.
Ryan moves away from the strike by Bond.
Ryan misses with a series of wild punches.
Ryan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ryan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ryan swats away the attempt to clinch by Bond.
Ryan misses with a body kick.
Dallas Bond is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bond tries to clinch there but Ryan circles away.
Bond throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bond waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ryan.
Bond throws a looping overhand right but Ryan ducks down to avoid it.
Ryan looking to score a takedown here. Bond is defending well but Ryan drives through and ends up in Bond's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Bond bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ryan's guard.
Bond content to stall in guard here.
Bond passes Ryan's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Ryan is trying to stand back up but Bond is controlling him
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bond tries to pass to full mount but Ryan defends it.
Ryan gets full guard.
Ryan is trying to keep Bond in close.
Bond showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bond won't allow Ryan to sweep him here.
Bond trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bond wants to control from the top but Ryan keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Dallas Bond.
Bond throws an overhand right that lands on Ryan's shoulder, as Ryan tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dallas Bond dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Ryan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bond under the eye.
Ryan misses with the combination.
Bond throws a series of punches but Ryan avoids them all with ease.
Bond fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bond slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ryan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bond.
Bond attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ryan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bond misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ryan drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Bond trying to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bond is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ryan trying to control but Bond is working from the bottom.
Ryan throws an elbow that misses. Bond uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ryan's guard. Nice move by Bond!
Ryan wants to sweep but no luck.
Bond controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bond passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Bond controlling the position.
Brad Ryan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan can't do much from the bottom here.
Bond decides to stand back up. Bond steps back and let's Ryan get back to his feet.
Ryan takes one on the button.
A slow jab from Bond misses its intended target.
Horrible takedown by Ryan or perhaps it was just good defense by Bond which made him look bad.
Ryan throws a low kick, looking for Bond's leg but Bond calmly moves out of range.
Ryan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bond.
Bond throws a head kick that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ryan throws a body kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Bond throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A head kick misses from Bond.
Nice takedown defense from Bond. No joy for Ryan on that attempt.
Bond throws the left hand but Ryan avoids the punch easily.
Ryan moves out of range as Bond strikes.
Bond turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bond lands the left hand.
Ryan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bond stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bond misses with a body shot.
Ryan tries to bum rush Bond with a series of wild strikes but Bond uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bond lands a leg kick that knocks Ryan off balance momentarily.
Ryan misses with a body kick.
Bond scores with a punch to the head.
Bond misses with a double jab.
Bond throws a jab but it's blocked by Ryan.
Ryan avoids a kick to the body.
Ryan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bond moves out of range of the leg kick from Ryan.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bond throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
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!
Nice defenses there by Ryan.
Dallas Bond is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ryan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dallas Bond showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bond has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dallas Bond!
Dallas Bond made sure to mention his sponsor, TFP Graphics - Pit Inc in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hades Underworld (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quinton Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Underworld's entrance music is Mr. Torture. A fine choice. Evans has chosen Like a G6 as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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192 lbs
23 - 7 - 0 |
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188 lbs
19 - 18 - 3 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Hades Underworld!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 18 - 3, fighting out of Helsinki, Quinton Evans!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Underworld throws a lazy head kick
and Evans counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Evans.
Evans pushes down on Underworld's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Underworld is breathing heavily.
Evans trying to mount his opponent but Underworld defends it.
Evans is keen to just control but Underworld is a slippery customer.
Evans not doing much here.
Evans is looking to advance position but Underworld won't allow it.
Evans controlling the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans is trying to control. Underworld wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Quinton Evans has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Evans scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
It looks like Hades Underworld has been cut.
A head kick misses from Evans.
Underworld misses with a wild combination.
Underworld throws a head kick but Evans moves out of range.
Evans lands with a thumping leg kick.
Evans scores with a leg kick.
Evans lands with an overhand left.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Evans connects with the punch.
Evans lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Underworld is rocked!
Evans gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans displaying some good clinch control by pressing Underworld up against the cage.
Evans is looking to take this one to the mat.
Underworld is trying to push Evans away but Evans has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Evans misses with a knee strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Evans.
Underworld tries to break the clinch but Evans is controlling the position.
Evans lands with a right to the head.
Evans lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Oh Underworld is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Underworld just misses with a elbow thrown towards Evans's brow.
Underworld seems to have got his legs back now.
Evans has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Underworld uses from the top position.
Evans has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Underworld can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Evans tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Evans trying to control the position here.
Evans is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Evans is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Evans keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Evans looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Underworld takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Underworld takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hades Underworld's cut is getting worse.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Underworld ducks right into an uppercut from Evans.
Evans lands a jab to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Evans shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Underworld as he jumps to the side.
Evans misses the shot to the body.
Underworld takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Underworld falls off balance throwing a combination
and Evans counters with a low kick, right behind Underworld 's knee.
Hades Underworld seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut lands for Evans. That snapped Underworld's head back.
Evans lands a big right hand that sends Underworld crashing to the mat! Evans stays standing though and waves Underworld back to his feet!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Evans lands a leg kick that knocks Underworld off balance momentarily.
Underworld tries a head kick but it misses.
Evans drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Underworld's head, knocking him out cold! Evans is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Quinton Evans!
Quinton Evans thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tiger Mask (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kake Nyrkki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Mask might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Wait, what? OH MY GOD, Tiger has joined the Dark Side!!. Kake Nyrkki will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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World class boxer
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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
24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tiger Mask!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Kake Nyrkki!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nyrkki moves out of range as Mask throws a body kick.
Nyrkki throws a hook but Mask avoids it easily.
Mask throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mask fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mask lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nyrkki at a distance.
Nyrkki misses with a double jab.
A swing and a miss from Mask.
Nyrkki moves out of range of the strikes.
Nyrkki fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mask has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nyrkki cracks Mask with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mask thuds his right hand into Nyrkki's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sloppy strikes from Nyrkki. Those never looked like landing.
Mask looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nyrkki cracks Mask with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nyrkki throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mask counters with a nice low kick that buckles Nyrkki's knee momentarily.
Nyrkki misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nyrkki takes one to the chin there.
Kake Nyrkki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nyrkki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mask.
Nyrkki throws a front kick aimed at Mask's knee but Mask avoids it well.
Mask looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nyrkki feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Masks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Horrible takedown by Mask or perhaps it was just good defense by Nyrkki which made him look bad.
Nyrkki with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mask dodges the punch combination from Nyrkki.
Nyrkki just misses with a punch to the body.
Mask throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice defenses there by Nyrkki.
Mask throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Nyrkki tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Mask is in Nyrkki's guard.
Mask missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mask throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mask stops Nyrkki from standing up.
Nyrkki wants to sweep but no luck.
Mask might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Nyrkki controls Mask momentarily but Mask frees himself.
Mask working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mask lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Nyrkki has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Nyrkki avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mask stands and throws Nyrkki's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Mask wants to control but Nyrkki is keeping him busy.
Nyrkki is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Mask's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Mask wants to free his trapped foot but Nyrkki is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Mask throwing shots but Nyrkki is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nyrkki trying to control here.
Nyrkki is in trouble now - Mask has advanced to mount!
Mask jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Nyrkki is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Nyrkki and Mask has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Nyrkki tries to improve position but can't.
Nyrkki struggling a bit here.
Nyrkki is looking for a sweep.
Mask has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Nyrkki!
Nyrkki tries to hold on but Mask postures up.
Nyrkki is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Mask is staying active.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mask with a couple of short strikes.
Mask postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Nyrkki looks a forlorn figure.
It looks like Kake Nyrkki has been cut.
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!
Nyrkki takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Mask connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Nyrkki tries to lock up and control but Mask gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Mask has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Nyrkki's face.
Mask lands with some strikes.
Nyrkki is trying to escape the mount.
Mask throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mask is landing with some decent strikes but Nyrkki is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mask landing strikes, looking to finish!
Mask 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.
Mask raining down hammerfists from mount.
Nyrkki is rocked!
Nyrkki tries to lock up and control but Mask gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Nyrkki is still in real trouble! Can Mask finish him?
Mask lands with some strikes.
Mask looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Nyrkki covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tiger Mask!
In his post fight interview, Tiger Mask gave a big smile as he said 'I have suffered and I've taken losses. I was on a downward spiral. But now... the Dark Side has taken me over. And I can feel the vigor...'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kos Pellegrino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Maynard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pellegrino's entrance music is Meiju Suvas - Pure Mua. A fine choice. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kos Pellegrino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexander Maynard!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maynard connects with a leg kick. Pellegrino looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Maynard darts in and clinches Pellegrino up against the cage.
Maynard displaying some good clinch control by pressing Pellegrino up against the cage.
Pellegrino with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Maynard takes a shot to the head.
Maynard prevents a body shot from Pellegrino.
Pellegrino lands a shoulder strike.
Maynard lands an uppercut.
It looks like Kos Pellegrino has been cut.
Pellegrino misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pellegrino.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pellegrino scores with a knee to the head.
Pellegrino is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Maynard is defending well for now.
Pellegrino lands a hook that snaps the head of Maynard backwards.
Pellegrino throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Maynard blocks it with crossed arms.
Pellegrino working aggressively here.
Maynard is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maynard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pellegrino's elbow.
Pellegrino scores with a shot to the side of Maynard's head.
Pellegrino is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Pellegrino scores a nice knee to the body.
Pellegrino tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pellegrino tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Maynard softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pellegrino trying to land knees to the body.
Pellegrino stalls.
Maynard throws a head punch that misses.
Pellegrino tries to work over Maynard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pellegrino misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pellegrino blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maynard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pellegrino lands a knee to the head.
Pellegrino's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pellegrino lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pellegrino.
Maynard scores with a shot to the side of Pellegrino's head.
Pellegrino tries a knee to the head but Maynard blocks it.
Maynard working hard to break the clinch.
Pellegrino blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maynard managing to block the knees to the body from Pellegrino.
Maynard lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pellegrino lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Maynard.
Pellegrino with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pellegrino misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pellegrino doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pellegrino tries to work over Maynard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Maynard lands an uppercut.
Maynard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Maynard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pellegrino throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Maynards head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pellegrino takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Good body shot from Pellegrino.
Maynard lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pellegrino looking to throw knees to the head but Maynard is blocking nicely.
Maynard has a couple of punches blocked by Pellegrino.
Pellegrino misses with a body punch.
A short right from Pellegrino.
Pellegrino tries a knee to the head but Maynard blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maynard leaning his opponent against the cage.
A knee to the head by Pellegrino.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pellegrino tries a body shot but Maynard blocks it.
Maynard prevents a body shot from Pellegrino.
Pellegrino looking to throw knees to the head but Maynard is blocking nicely.
Pellegrino tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maynard's elbow.
Maynard misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hook to the body lands for Maynard.
Maynard misses with a punch on the inside.
Pellegrino landing knees to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pellegrino.
Pellegrino tries to work over Maynard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pellegrino can't find room to land a body shot as Maynard controls the action.
Pellegrino misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kos Pellegrino dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kos Pellegrino's cut.
That's time! Pellegrino's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Pellegrino throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pellegrino moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Maynard connects with a solid leg kick.
Maynard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pellegrino sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Maynard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pellegrino missing with a left hand there. Maynard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pellegrino scores with a body shot.
Maynard fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pellegrino throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Pellegrino bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Maynard misses with a hook.
Pellegrino throws a hook to the side of Maynard's head but Maynard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Maynard blocks a head kick by Pellegrino.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maynard lets loose with a powerful body kick. Pellegrino will feel that in the morning.
Maynard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pellegrino.
A clash of legs there as Maynard blocks the low kick.
A swing and a miss from Pellegrino.
Maynard bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Maynard lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Pellegrino backs up against the cage.
Pellegrino connects with a single shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pellegrino takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Maynard cracks Pellegrino with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Maynard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pellegrino takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pellegrino ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maynard moves away.
Pellegrino takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maynard changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Maynard pushes Pellegrino up against the cage in a clinch.
Maynard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Maynard lands with a light punch inside.
Maynard tries to throw a body punch but Pellegrino avoids it by throwing Maynard back against the cage.
Maynard swings wildly with an uppercut but Pellegrino uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maynard lands a right hand.
Maynard makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Maynard lands an uppercut.
Pellegrino scores with a knee to the head.
Maynard lands an uppercut.
Maynard avoiding damage.
Maynard misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maynard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maynard stalls.
The crowd are getting on Maynard's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Pellegrino struggles to land a body shot inside as Maynard controls his hands.
Pellegrino stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pellegrino lands a knee to the head.
Maynard lands a shoulder strike.
Kos Pellegrino has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pellegrino misses with a punch to the body.
Maynard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Maynard blocks an uppercut.
Maynard is trying to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maynard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pellegrino throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pellegrino tries to land knees in the clinch but Maynard avoids the damage to the body.
Pellegrino misses with a punch to the body.
Pellegrino throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Maynard blocks it with crossed arms.
Pellegrino tries to work over Maynard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pellegrino tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Maynard.
Pellegrino tries to land knees in the clinch but Maynard avoids the damage to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A knee to the head by Pellegrino.
Maynard prevents a body shot from Pellegrino.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short right from Maynard on the inside.
Pellegrino misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Maynard.
Pellegrino blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Maynard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kos Pellegrino's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Pellegrino tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maynard was well out of range. Poor timing from Pellegrino.
Pellegrino misses with a hook.
Maynard connects with a high kick.
Pellegrino is rocked!
Maynard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pellegrino.
Maynard dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pellegrino. That did some damage!
Maynard avoids the head kick by Pellegrino.
Maynard ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Good shot there by Pellegrino.
Pellegrino throws a nice inside leg kick.
Maynard tests Pellegrino's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A clash of legs there as Maynard blocks the low kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pellegrino throws a series of strikes that have Maynard backpedaling.
Maynard throws a hook but Pellegrino blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maynard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pellegrino will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Alexander Maynard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pellegrino throws a low kick but Maynard avoids it.
Pellegrino tries to land a leg kick but Maynard saw it coming and moves away.
Pellegrino avoids a kick to the body.
Maynard lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Oh Pellegrino is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pellegrino throws an overhand right that lands on Maynard's shoulder, as Maynard tries to avoid the shot.
Pellegrino seems to have got his legs back now.
Pellegrino punishes Maynard's body with a nice straight punch.
Maynard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maynard rushes Pellegrino and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pellegrino tries a body shot but Maynard blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pellegrino throws a punch but it's blocked by Maynard.
Pellegrino takes a shot to the head.
Maynard lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maynard misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pellegrino.
Pellegrino tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Maynard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maynard can't find room to land a body shot as Pellegrino controls the action.
Pellegrino unloads a knee to the mid-section. Maynard lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Maynard lands an uppercut.
Kos Pellegrino's cut is getting worse.
Maynard avoiding damage as Pellegrino throws knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maynard.
Pellegrino using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Maynard has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pellegrino misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Maynard.
Maynard lands a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pellegrino throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Maynard blocks it with crossed arms.
Pellegrino can't find room to land a body shot as Maynard controls the action.
Pellegrino tries to work over Maynard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Maynard gets through Pellegrino's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Maynard is struggling to control the position.
Pellegrino tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Maynard avoids it.
Maynard lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Maynard working aggressively here.
Pellegrino blocks a body shot from Maynard.
Pellegrino lands a shoulder strike.
Maynard lands a body punch.
Pellegrino with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Maynard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maynard throws a quick inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some wild striking there from Pellegrino.
Maynard throws a series of strikes that have Pellegrino backpedaling.
Pellegrino on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Maynard misses with a head kick.
Pellegrino has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Maynard finds it's way round the side to connect with Pellegrino's head.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Maynard - that will leave a mark!
Maynard lands with a nice body kick.
Maynard connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pellegrino. Pellegrino circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maynard keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Maynard is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Pellegrino flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Pellegrino is out cold! Maynard holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alexander Maynard!
After the big win, Alexander Maynard made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors CEC Nutrition Q160 and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mic Hael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Olli Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hael might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Thriller by Micheal Jackson. The crowd seem to be enjoying Jokinen's choice of entrance music: Prodigy - Poison. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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29
190 lbs
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185 lbs
39 - 19 - 2 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Mic Hael!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
39 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Olli Jokinen!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hael works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Decent striking displayed by Hael there.
Hael throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Hael.
Jokinen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mic Hael seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick lands from Hael.
Hael misses with a wild body shot.
Jokinen fakes the leg kick and cracks Hael in the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jokinen defending well as Hael loads up on a big left hand.
Jokinen lunges at Hael with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hael's hand.
Hael feints and as Jokinen raises his hands in defense, Hael changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Hael throwing strikes but missing.
Hael is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hael wants to control from the top but Jokinen keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Jokinen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hael.
Hael postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jokinen keeping moving, preventing Hael from controlling successfully.
Hael wants to pass the guard but Jokinen is keeping the position.
Hael postures up in Jokinen's guard and throws a big left but Jokinen blocks it.
Hael looking to pass the guard.
Jokinen controlling Hael's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jokinen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hael digs a good body shot into Jokinen's ribs.
Hael catches Jokinen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hael changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hael scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hael connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jokinen. Jokinen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jokinen throws a sloppy head kick and Hael moves out of range easily.
Hael cracks Jokinen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hael throws an overhand right that lands on Jokinen's shoulder, as Jokinen tries to avoid the shot.
Jokinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Hael is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A slow jab from Jokinen misses its intended target.
Hael takes a swing at Jokinen's ribcage but misses.
Hael falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jokinen counters with an outside leg kick.
Jokinen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hael misses with a body shot.
Hael scores with a sloppy right hand. Jokinen should have avoided that one.
Hael attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jokinen connects with the punch.
Jokinen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jokinen moves away from the strike by Hael.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Hael.
Hael swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jokinen throws the left hand but Hael avoids the punch easily.
Hael throws a big shot that misses.
Hael throws out a loose jab but Jokinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hael throws the left hand but Jokinen avoids the punch easily.
Hael throws the kick towards the body but Jokinen avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hael misses the jab.
Jokinen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hael connects with a body shot.
Hael throws a low kick but Jokinen avoids it.
Hael stuns Jokinen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mic Hael dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jokinen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hael shoots for a double leg takedown but Jokinen sprawls well. He's pushed Hael's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jokinen throws a leg kick but Hael sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jokinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Jokinen crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hael - the referee stops the clock and Jokinen gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hael. Jokinen manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Hael throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hael is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jokinen.
Hael fails with a takedown attempt.
Jokinen lands with an uppercut that bounces Hael off the cage and back into range.
Hael shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Jokinen napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Jokinen dodges the ground and pound from Hael.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jokinen tries to buck Hael off but Hael is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hael slows the pace down.
Sloppy strikes there by Hael.
Hael slows the pace down.
Hael in side control lands a decent elbow.
Hael is chipping away with strikes.
The referee asks Hael politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Hael prefers to stall for the moment though.
Hael working the head with strikes.
Jokinen can't do much from the bottom here.
Jokinen is not content to let Hael control the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hael is working Jokinen over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen parries the strikes from Hael easily there. Hael is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Jokinen to escape.
Hael throws a strike aimed at the side of Jokinen's head but Jokinen avoids it well.
Sloppy strikes there by Hael.
You can see the frustration on Jokinen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hael misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Hael throws an elbow but Jokinen slips to the side and avoids it well.
Jokinen taking punishment in the form of punches.
Hael trying to control the position but Jokinen is working away.
Hael landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Hael sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Jokinen is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Hael tries to score with some ground and pound. Jokinen controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Jokinen wants to control but Hael postures up.
Hael scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Jokinen to see if he's OK.
Mic Hael overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hael moves into full mount!
Jokinen sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Jokinen controlling the position well.
Hael prevents Jokinen from improving his position.
Hael thows a huge punch but Jokinen dodges it nicely.
Hael passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Jokinen!
Hael sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hael misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Hael wants to control the pace but Jokinen is squirming around nicely.
Hael working the ground and pound effectively.
Hael working Jokinen over with strikes here.
Jokinen is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hael connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Jokinen is still in real trouble! Can Hael finish him?
Hael lands a big elbow - Jokinen is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Jokinen is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Mic Hael!
As Mic Hael got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Thanks for a fine fight'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Ivanovits (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hug Raction (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivanovits kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Odorants - This Night. Hug Raction is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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35
277 lbs
26 - 19 - 0 |
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28
270 lbs
19 - 13 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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World class MT
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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
26 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sergei Ivanovits!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hug Raction!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raction throws an off balance right hand
and Raction takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Hug Raction has been cut.
Raction missing with a left hand there. Ivanovits was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ivanovits on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hug Raction seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ivanovits keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Raction.
Ivanovits drops Raction with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Raction looks back up at him and smiles so Ivanovits waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Raction is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ivanovits throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Raction is still on wobbly legs! Can Ivanovits finish him?
Raction slips a straight right by Ivanovits.
Raction displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ivanovits throws out the jab.
Nice defenses there by Raction.
Raction displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ivanovits throws out the jab.
Raction leaves his chin hanging out and Ivanovits seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Raction crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sergei Ivanovits!
A very excited looking Sergei Ivanovits 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between John Duddy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armo Kuusela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duddy comes into the arena with Dropkick Murphys - 'Loyal to No One' blaring out of the sound system. Kuusela is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Promentory. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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195 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Duddy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Armo Kuusela!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duddy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kuusela moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Duddy drops Kuusela with a beautiful combination! Kuusela stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Duddy is looking for the KO!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duddy is looking to slow Kuusela down with leg kicks.
Duddy avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A low kick from Duddy misses
and Kuusela counters with a stiff right hand.
Kuusela ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Duddy moves away.
Duddy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kuusela throws a big shot that misses.
Duddy takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kuusela connects with a body shot that sends Duddy's belly button to the back.
Kuusela misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Duddy.
Kuusela connects with a body shot.
Duddy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kuusela gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kuusela misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuusela tries to work over Duddy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kuusela creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kuusela can't find room to land a body shot as Duddy controls the action.
Kuusela misses with a body punch.
Kuusela pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kuusela digs a right hand underneath Duddy's ribcage. Duddy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kuusela holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Duddy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kuusela breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kuusela connects with a leg kick. Duddy looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuusela misses the jab.
Duddy circles away from the clinch attempt.
A jab from Duddy misses.
Duddy attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kuusela with a nice cross.
It looks like John Duddy has been cut.
Duddy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kuusela looks to score with a jab to the body but Duddy is just out of range.
Kuusela is looking to chop away at Duddy's legs.
Duddy works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Duddy is trying to break the clinch but Kuusela is controlling him.
Duddy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kuusela backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duddy fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kuusela with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kuusela is stalling here.
Kuusela tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Duddy blocks a body shot from Kuusela.
Kuusela pushes Duddy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kuusela lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kuusela trying to land knees to the body.
Kuusela lands a nice shot to the body.
A short body shot lands from Kuusela as the two fighters clinch.
Kuusela has Duddy pushed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duddy has Kuusela pressed against the cage.
Kuusela can't find room to land a body shot as Duddy controls the action.
Kuusela lands a body shot in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Still in the clinch, Kuusela scores with a nice short uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Kuusela.
A right hand to the body from Kuusela.
Kuusela pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Duddy scores with the left hand. Kuusela knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kuusela looks to land a right hand but Duddy moved out of range.
Kuusela looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kuusela takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Armo Kuusela dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Duddy's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kuusela misses with a looping right.
A punch lands to the side of Duddy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Duddy throws a head kick that misses.
Duddy on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Duddy just misses with a punch to the body.
Duddy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Duddy lands an overhand right.
Duddy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kuusela staying out of range there.
Kuusela dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duddy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kuusela defending well as Duddy loads up on a big left hand.
Kuusela cracks Duddy with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kuusela connects with a right hand. Duddy shakes it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuusela uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Duddy.
Kuusela throws a leg kick but Duddy checks it.
Duddy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kuusela swinging wildly here.
Kuusela darts in and clinches Duddy up against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Duddy is looking to break free of the clinch but Kuusela has double underhooks.
Kuusela lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuusela is working Duddy over against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kuusela scores with a hook to the body.
Kuusela pressing his opponent against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kuusela throws an elbow but misses.
Armo Kuusela seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A right hook to the body lands for Kuusela.
Kuusela tries to land knees in the clinch but Duddy avoids the damage to the body.
Kuusela lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Kuusela - that landed with a thud.
Kuusela misses with a knee strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duddy tries to pull guard but Kuusela holds him up against the cage and eventually Duddy drops back down to his feet.
Kuusela gets through Duddy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kuusela working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Duddy jumps guard but Kuusela turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A short left from Kuusela.
Duddy trying to stall but Kuusela improves his position.
A nice left hand lands by Kuusela.
Kuusela pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Duddy misses.
Kuusela misses with a body kick.
Duddy throws a head kick but Kuusela moves out of range.
Kuusela connects with a body shot that sends Duddy's belly button to the back.
Kuusela has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kuusela thumps Duddy with a low kick.
John Duddy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duddy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kuusela moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Duddy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Duddy takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kuusela looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kuusela scores with a leg kick.
Kuusela lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Duddy at a distance.
Duddy's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kuusela connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Duddy scrambles back to his feet.
Kuusela fakes the leg kick and cracks Duddy in the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A slapping body kick lands there for Kuusela.
Kuusela has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kuusela.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Duddy crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kuusela - the referee stops the clock and Duddy gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kuusela. Duddy manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Armo Kuusela showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on John Duddy's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Duddy takes one to the side of the head.
Duddy scores with a spinning back kick!
Duddy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kuusela slips a jab from Duddy.
Duddy checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Duddy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Duddy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kuusela fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kuusela misses with a few strikes there.
Duddy connects with a looping right hand.
Duddy throws a body punch but Kuusela moves out of range.
Duddy jabs Kuusela right on the nose. Kuusela blinks but takes it well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Oooooh!!! Kuusela has knocked Duddy down with a huge combo! Kuusela steps away and waves a wobbly Duddy back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Duddy is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duddy connects with a jab.
Oh Duddy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuusela drives through and clinches with Duddy against the cage.
Kuusela effectively controlling the action here.
Kuusela lands with a short shot to the head.
Kuusela works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Duddy seems to have got his legs back now.
Kuusela lands on the inside with an uppercut.
John Duddy's cut is getting worse.
Kuusela tries to throw a body punch but Duddy avoids it by throwing Kuusela back against the cage.
Duddy avoiding damage as Kuusela throws knees to the body.
Kuusela can't find room to land a body shot as Duddy controls the action.
Kuusela cracks Duddy with a nice body shot.
Kuusela lands a left hand.
Duddy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Kuusela.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kuusela stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuusela cracks Duddy with a nice body shot.
Kuusela drops Duddy onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Duddy is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Kuusela avoiding damage.
Kuusela misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Duddy.
Kuusela scores with a hook to the body.
Armo Kuusela is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kuusela cracks Duddy with a nice body shot.
Duddy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kuusela tries to land knees in the clinch but Duddy avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuusela creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Duddy with a big uppercut! Duddy tries to clinch up but Kuusela pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Duddy to the mat! Duddy covers up and Kuusela unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Armo Kuusela!
Armo Kuusela managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, CEC Nutrition Q160, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alex Andre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rampe Rovio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andre comes to the cage accompanied by Memories- Guetta. Rovio has chosen Boom City as his entrance music. Rampe Rovio acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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174 lbs
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179 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
35 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alex Andre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rampe Rovio!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andre defending well as Rovio loads up on a big left hand.
Rovio throws a sloppy head kick and Andre moves out of range easily.
Rovio wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Andre scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Rampe Rovio has been cut.
Andre ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rovio checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Andre fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Andre misses with a wild body shot.
Rovio avoids the head kick by Andre.
Andre tries to land a leg kick but Rovio saw it coming and moves away.
Rovio takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rovio misses with a two punch combination.
Andre misses with a body shot.
Rovio lands the left hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Andre.
Andre looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Andre tries to move into range but Rovio moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rovio will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Andre swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rovio counters with a takedown into side control.
Rovio wants to control for a moment but Andre uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Andre tries to roll over but Rovio keeps him under control.
Andre is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rovio scores with a couple of nice shots.
Rovio thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Andre's head.
Andre trying to control here.
Rovio thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Andre's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rovio working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Andre is not content to let Rovio control the position.
Rovio works his way into full mount!
Rovio has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andre is looking to get to half guard.
Rovio looking to control and managing it successfully.
Rovio scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Andre?
Andre sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Andre wants to control but Rovio is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Rovio slips a nice elbow through Andre's hands, connecting with Andre's forehead.
Andre keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rovio is keen to just control but Andre is a slippery customer.
Andre blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rovio.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andre looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Andre blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rovio.
Rovio wants to pass to mount but Andre is defending the position.
Rovio working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Andre gets back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Andre tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Andre keeping moving, preventing Rovio from controlling successfully.
Rovio stands and throws Andre's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Rovio works to advance to full mount. Andre defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Andre working to try and regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rovio working the ground and pound effectively.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Andre is bucking up trying to escape but Rovio cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Andre wants to control but Rovio is having none of it.
Andre is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rampe Rovio dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rampe Rovio's cut.
That's time! Andre's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rovio with a hook.
Rovio moves out of range of the body kick from Andre.
Andre misses with a wild body shot.
Andre digs a good body shot into Rovio's ribs.
Andre slips a straight right by Rovio.
Andre fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Andre throws a sloppy head kick and Rovio moves out of range easily.
A clash of legs there as Rovio blocks the low kick.
Rovio stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Andre.
Andre misses the shot to the body.
Andre throws a sloppy head kick and Rovio moves out of range easily.
Andre uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rovio.
Rovio fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rovio throws a lazy uppercut
and Andre counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rovio uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rovio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Andre.
Andre lands a lovely overhand right.
Andre stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Andre wants it to stay on the feet.
Andre goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Rovio avoids the body shot from Andre.
Andre lands a nice hook to Rovio's body. Rovio takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Andre walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rovio checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Andre connects with an inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rovio connects with a right hand. Andre shakes it off.
Rovio chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Alex Andre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick misses from Andre.
Andre takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rovio throws a nice head kick!
Andre staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rovio lands with a nice body punch.
Rovio tries a head kick but it misses.
Andre blocks a head kick by Rovio.
Rovio fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rovio takes one on the button.
Andre misses the shot to the body.
Rovio throws a jab when Andre was well out of range.
Rovio gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Andre counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rovio.
Andre jabs at Rovio's body.
Rovio misses with a head kick.
Rovio works Andre's body with a nice hook.
Rovio throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Andre was covering up waiting for the punch and Rovio finishes the takedown easily into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rovio looking to sit in guard and control but Andre gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rovio keeping moving, preventing Andre from controlling successfully.
Rovio looking for a sweep. Not yet Rovio, not yet.
Andre lands a couple of digs.
Andre controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Andre slips nicely into half guard.
Rovio is looking for a sweep. Andre is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rovio wants to control but Andre is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andre is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Rovio wants to improve his position but Andre is controlling well.
Rovio trying to control here.
Andre sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rovio defending well though.
Rovio blocking the ground and pound attempt from Andre.
Rovio is looking for a sweep. Andre is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Andre throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Andre thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rovio is looking to improve his position.
Andre trying to control the action but Rovio is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Andre dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rampe Rovio's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Rovio falls off balance throwing a combination
and Andre counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Andre throws a right hand that Rovio ducks under and follows up with a left that Rovio also avoids with ease.
Andre drops Rovio with a beautiful combination! Rovio stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Andre is looking for the KO!
Rovio is rocked!
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!
Andre connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Rovio out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alex Andre!
Our winner, Alex Andre, 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommi Hartola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hjalmar Soderberg (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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32
215 lbs
34 - 13 - 1 |
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28
225 lbs
13 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommi Hartola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hjalmar Soderberg!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut there from Soderberg.
Soderberg just misses with a punch to the body.
Hartola goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hartola keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Hartola. No joy for Soderberg on that attempt.
Soderberg shoots in for a takedown but Hartola shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hartola lands a nice looking body kick.
Soderberg scores with a body shot.
Soderberg checks a leg kick.
Soderberg drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Soderberg cracks Hartola with a big right hand but Hartola just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Hartola is not content to let Soderberg control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartola taking punishment in the form of punches.
Soderberg fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Soderberg wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hartola, who protects the arm well.
Hartola wants to control but Soderberg postures up.
Soderberg has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Soderberg scoring with punches and elbows.
Soderberg working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Hartola defending against the ground and pound.
Hartola is looking for a sweep.
Hartola avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Soderberg.
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!
Hartola takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Soderberg's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Hartola tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hartola takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Soderberg cracks Hartola with a big right hand but Hartola just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Hartola taking punishment in the form of punches.
Soderberg cracks Hartola with a big elbow.
Soderberg landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Soderberg moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Soderberg working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soderberg scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Hartola to see if he's OK.
Soderberg lands a few punches from side control.
Soderberg looks up at the clock and then as Hartola takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Soderberg smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Soderberg working the ground and pound but Hartola is defending the strikes.
Soderberg working away.
Soderberg wants to control but Hartola is keeping him busy.
Check out the look on Soderberg's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Soderberg lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartola tries to improve position but can't.
Hartola dodges the ground and pound from Soderberg.
Soderberg has control of an arm but Hartola manages to advance to Soderberg's back!
You can see the frustration on Soderberg's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Soderberg defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Soderberg is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Hartola.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hartola is trying to stick to Soderberg's back but Soderberg is turning into Hartola. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Hartola's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Soderberg.
Hartola looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hartola wants to stand but Soderberg is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hjalmar Soderberg dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Soderberg closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Hartola's guard.
Hartola is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hartola keeping moving, preventing Soderberg from controlling successfully.
Hjalmar Soderberg has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hartola tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Soderberg trying to control the position from guard on top but Hartola is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Soderberg lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Soderberg controls from within his opponent's guard.
Soderberg working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soderberg in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Soderberg is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Soderberg wants to control from the top but Hartola keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hartola is trying to keep Soderberg in close.
Soderberg trying to control but Hartola is working from the bottom.
Hartola working a defensive guard here.
Soderberg seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Tommi Hartola wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Soderberg lands a nice looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soderberg slips under a jab.
Soderberg moves out of range of the body kick from Hartola.
A shot to the liver by Soderberg. Beautiful body shot.
Soderberg fails with a takedown attempt.
Hartola tried to score with a low kick but Soderberg checks it.
Soderberg tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hartola was well out of range. Poor timing from Soderberg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soderberg fails with a takedown attempt.
A leg kick checked by Hartola.
Soderberg stuns Hartola with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Soderberg takes a swing at Hartola's ribcage but misses.
Soderberg looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Soderberg changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hartola looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Soderberg lands some shots froms side control.
Soderberg lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Hartola down.
Soderberg landing a few strikes.
Soderberg has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Soderberg creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Hartola sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Hartola stops Soderberg from passing to mount.
Soderberg is working Hartola over with some ground and pound from side control.
You can see the frustration on Hartola's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Soderberg wants to control but Hartola is keeping him busy.
Hartola is trying to control Soderberg's posture but Soderberg avoids it.
Soderberg throws an elbow but Hartola slips to the side and avoids it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The strikes coming from Soderberg are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Check out the look on Soderberg's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Hartola is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Soderberg's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hjalmar Soderberg showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Hartola's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Soderberg digs a good body shot into Hartola's ribs.
A shot to the liver by Soderberg. Beautiful body shot.
Soderberg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hartola.
Soderberg looks for a takedown but Hartola sprawls well.
Soderberg takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Soderberg just misses with a punch to the body.
Soderberg just misses with a punch to the body.
Hartola doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soderberg changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hartola looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Soderberg swings around for an armbar but Hartola sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Soderberg's guard.
Hartola wants to stand but Soderberg has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Soderberg working a defensive guard here.
Hartola stopping the sweep attempt from Soderberg.
Soderberg escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hartola gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hartola throws a big elbow that misses.
Tommi Hartola has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soderberg working a defensive guard here.
Hartola throwing strikes from guard but Soderberg blocks nicely.
Hartola tries to stand but Soderberg is controlling from the bottom.
Hartola has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Soderberg has his feet on Hartola's thighs here. He's pushed Hartola off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Hartola screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hjalmar Soderberg!
Post fight, an emotional Hjalmar Soderberg said 'No more fluky wins for you, dipshit!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kaarlo Vihtala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomi Koski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vihtala comes to the cage accompanied by Pohjois-Karjala. Koski has chosen Catatonic Overload - Heavyweight as his entrance music. Kaarlo Vihtala could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tomi Koski's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaarlo Vihtala!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Tomi Koski!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koski scores with a body shot.
Vihtala closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Koski makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Koski cracks Vihtala with a nice body shot.
Koski lands a body punch.
Vihtala doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short left from Koski.
Koski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Koski takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A solid body kick from Koski.
Koski throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Koski thumps Vihtala with a low kick.
Koski throws a sloppy head kick and Vihtala moves out of range easily.
Koski dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vihtala. That did some damage!
A leg kick checked by Vihtala.
Vihtala avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Vihtala moves out of range as Koski throws a body kick.
Vihtala stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Koski.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koski feints and then cracks Vihtala's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vihtala down.
Vihtala tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Koski was well out of range. Poor timing from Vihtala.
Koski throws a nice inside leg kick.
Koski lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
It looks like Kaarlo Vihtala has been cut.
Vihtala forces Koski back against the cage and clinches.
Koski lands with a left to the head.
Koski lands with a left to the head.
Vihtala just leaning against Koski, taking a breather.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koski manages to break the clinch.
Koski lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Vihtala crumples to the floor! Koski milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tomi Koski!
Tomi Koski is the new heavyweight champion!
After winning the bout, Tomi Koski thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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