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MMA HELSINKI 158 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lerba Schmeizel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raimo Tikkari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schmeizel's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Zorba the Greek. This should be a great matchup!
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162 lbs
10 - 7 - 2 |
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160 lbs
17 - 15 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Lerba Schmeizel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Raimo Tikkari!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Tikkari.
Raimo Tikkari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A good leg kick by Schmeizel.
Schmeizel cracks Tikkari with a good jab.
Tikkari throws a head kick that misses
and Schmeizel counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Schmeizel lands a glancing blow to the side of Tikkari's head.
A leg kick checked by Schmeizel.
Tikkari attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tikkari will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Schmeizel throws a quick inside leg kick.
Schmeizel jabs Tikkari to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Schmeizel lands a nice looking kick to the body. Tikkari takes a step back to recover.
Schmeizel blocks a low kick nicely.
Tikkari thows a leg kick but Schmeizel checks it
enabling Schmeizel to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schmeizel works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tikkari throws a sloppy head kick
and Schmeizel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tikkari throws an off balance right hand
and Schmeizel counters with an inside leg kick.
Schmeizel misses the shot to the body.
Tikkari takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tikkari takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Schmeizel misses the shot to the body.
Tikkari throws a sloppy head kick and Schmeizel moves out of range easily.
Schmeizel goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Tikkari takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tikkari looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tikkari on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Schmeizel. Schmeizel obviously looking to wear him down.
Schmeizel takes a shot right to the bread basket.
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!
Schmeizel lands a high kick!
Tikkari throws a leg kick
and Tikkari takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tikkari misses with a jab to the body
and Tikkari takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Schmeizel goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Schmeizel feints and then cracks Tikkari's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tikkari down.
Schmeizel tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tikkari is able to avoid easily.
Schmeizel jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tikkari misses with a combination
and Schmeizel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tikkari looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Schmeizel is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Schmeizel misses with a two punch combination.
Tikkari avoids the body shot from Schmeizel.
Schmeizel is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Schmeizel takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Schmeizel is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A shot to the liver by Schmeizel. Beautiful body shot.
Schmeizel scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Schmeizel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Schmeizel misses with a head kick.
Tikkari motions for Schmeizel to come forward. Tikkari throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Schmeizel feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tikkari's calf.
Schmeizel misses with a low kick.
Tikkari throws a body punch but Schmeizel moves out of range.
Schmeizel misses the shot to the body.
Tikkari takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Schmeizel digs a good body shot into Tikkari's ribs.
Schmeizel lands a nice hook to Tikkari's body. Tikkari takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Schmeizel misses with a looping left.
Tikkari throws a sloppy head kick and Schmeizel moves out of range easily.
Schmeizel shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tikkari takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schmeizel moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tikkari wants to slow Schmeizel down by chopping away at his legs.
Schmeizel moves into range and connects with a jab.
Schmeizel listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tikkari is looking to land body kicks.
Tikkari connects with a leg kick. Schmeizel looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Schmeizel throws a leg kick but Tikkari checks it.
Schmeizel throws a nice looking combination but Tikkari bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Schmeizel throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tikkari throws a quick inside leg kick.
Schmeizel lands a jab to the head.
Schmeizel just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lerba Schmeizel dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Schmeizel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Schmeizel moves out of range of the body kick.
Tikkari lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Schmeizel circles away quickly and effectively.
Schmeizel cracks Tikkari with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tikkari throws a hook to the side of Schmeizel's head but Schmeizel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Schmeizel lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Schmeizel throws a series of punches but Tikkari moves out of range.
Schmeizel misses with a few strikes there.
Tikkari takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Schmeizel throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Schmeizel checks a leg kick.
Tikkari looks to score with a jab to the body but Schmeizel is just out of range.
Lerba Schmeizel is winning the standup battle so far.
Schmeizel shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Schmeizel throws a head kick but Tikkari moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmeizel throws a combination that misses
and Tikkari counters with a good low kick that Schmeizel was not able to check.
Schmeizel ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Schmeizel lands a slapping body shot.
Tikkari throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Schmeizel misses with the combination.
Tikkari misses with a jab, cross combination.
A clash of legs there as Schmeizel blocks the low kick.
Schmeizel checks a low kick from Tikkari.
Schmeizel scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Tikkari takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Schmeizel takes a swing at Tikkari's ribcage but misses.
Tikkari walks into a stiff left hand from Schmeizel.
Tikkari has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmeizel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Schmeizel lands with a nice body punch.
Schmeizel takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schmeizel with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Schmeizel blocks a head kick by Tikkari.
Schmeizel throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Tikkari lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lerba Schmeizel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Schmeizel connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tikkari swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Schmeizel avoids the head kick by Tikkari.
Tikkari throws a right hand that misses
and Schmeizel counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tikkari's knee momentarily.
Schmeizel scores with a jab.
Nice body kick from Schmeizel.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schmeizel lands a nice shot to the body.
Tikkari loads up on a big right hand but Schmeizel slips the punch.
Schmeizel is looking to score with low kicks.
Schmeizel moves out of range of the leg kick from Tikkari.
Schmeizel is looking to wear down Tikkari with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tikkari throws a leg kick
enabling Schmeizel to counter with a crisp jab.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Tikkari might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Schmeizel has got the better of the exchanges.
Schmeizel fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Schmeizel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tikkari.
Tikkari tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Schmeizel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tikkari moves away.
Tikkari looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Schmeizel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tikkari.
Tikkari misses with a series of wild punches.
Tikkari is breathing heavily.
Tikkari takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tikkari's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tikkari throws a combination. Schmeizel tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Tikkari fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Schmeizel is out of range.
Tikkari wants to land a leg kick but Schmeizel is out of range.
Tikkari looks to score with a jab to the body but Schmeizel is just out of range.
Tikkari avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tikkari throws a leg kick
and Tikkari takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tikkari tries to land a front kick but Schmeizel steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Schmeizel stalks Tikkari and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tikkari's face. Tikkari staggers backwards, shaken.
Schmeizel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tikkari can do to turn this around?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tikkari ducks under a wild hook from Schmeizel.
That kick from Schmeizel tenderised Tikkari's leg. Tikkari is trying to keep his angry face on.
Schmeizel looks to land a combination but Tikkari avoids it well.
Schmeizel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tikkari.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lerba Schmeizel dominated that second round.
That's time! Schmeizel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Schmeizel on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Schmeizel cracks a nice hook into Tikkari's ribs.
Schmeizel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tikkari moves away.
Schmeizel throws a leg kick that misses.
Schmeizel moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tikkari is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Schmeizel fails to land with a series of punches.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Schmeizel misses with a low kick.
Tikkari throws a leg kick which misses Schmeizel's front leg but catches the back leg as Schmeizel tries to avoid it.
Schmeizel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tikkari manages to avoid it.
Schmeizel checks a leg kick.
Tikkari tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tikkari pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Schmeizel displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmeizel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tikkari.
Schmeizel scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tikkari doesn't seem bothered though.
Tikkari throws a low kick but Schmeizel avoids it.
A combination from Schmeizel does no damage.
Schmeizel checks a low kick from Tikkari.
A lazy left from Schmeizel finds it's target.
That kick from Tikkari tenderised Schmeizel's leg. Schmeizel is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Schmeizel!
A slow jab from Schmeizel misses its intended target.
Tikkari walks into a left hand.
Tikkari thumps Schmeizel with a low kick.
Tikkari looks to score with a jab to the body but Schmeizel is just out of range.
Schmeizel scores with a jab. Tikkari acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Raimo Tikkari has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tikkari tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tikkari tries to work over Schmeizel's front leg with a kick but Schmeizel checks it.
Tikkari lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Schmeizel circles away quickly and effectively.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schmeizel throws a head kick that misses.
Schmeizel goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Schmeizel misses with a shot to the body
and Tikkari makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Schmeizel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Schmeizel moves out of range of the body kick from Tikkari.
Schmeizel buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tikkari is looking to chop away at Schmeizel's legs.
Schmeizel ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tikkari takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tikkari keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Schmeizel tries to bum rush Tikkari with a series of wild strikes but Tikkari uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tikkari looks to score with a jab to the body but Schmeizel is just out of range.
Schmeizel slips a jab and a cross from Tikkari.
Tikkari throws a sloppy head kick and Schmeizel moves out of range easily.
Schmeizel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tikkari.
Tikkari attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Schmeizel jabs Tikkari to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Schmeizel fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tikkari.
A clash of legs there as Schmeizel blocks the low kick.
Tikkari misses with the body kick
and Schmeizel makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Tikkari really felt that one!
Schmeizel lands an overhand right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schmeizel is looking to slow Tikkari down with leg kicks.
A nice leg kick lands there from Schmeizel.
Schmeizel misses with a wild body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Schmeizel.
Lerba Schmeizel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Schmeizel ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Schmeizel works Tikkari's body with a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schmeizel gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Schmeizel changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice combination there by Schmeizel.
Schmeizel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Schmeizel lands with a nice combination. Tikkari backs away looking to recover.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lerba Schmeizel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Schmeizel 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lerba Schmeizel!
Lerba Schmeizel decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dragos Podgaetschii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stevens has chosen Can't Hold Us as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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142 lbs
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135 lbs
9 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dragos Podgaetschii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Victor Stevens!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Podgaetschii closes the distance and clinches.
Podgaetschii pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Podgaetschii ducks under a wild hook from Stevens.
A slow jab from Stevens misses its intended target.
Stevens shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Podgaetschii bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Stevens's guard.
Podgaetschii looking to pass the guard.
Stevens wants to stand up but Podgaetschii is controlling him.
Podgaetschii in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Stevens wants to get back to his feet but Podgaetschii is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Podgaetschii is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens is trying to keep Podgaetschii in close.
Podgaetschii trying to control the position from guard on top but Stevens is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stevens working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Podgaetschii.
Podgaetschii trying to control the position from guard on top but Stevens is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Podgaetschii pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stevens is keeping the position for now.
Podgaetschii slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Podgaetschii will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Podgaetschii shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Stevens defends it nicely.
Stevens throws a head kick but Podgaetschii moves out of range.
Stevens swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stevens rushes Podgaetschii and presses him up against the cage.
Stevens stalling in the clinch but Podgaetschii improves position.
Podgaetschii blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Podgaetschii really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Podgaetschii is looking to take this one to the mat.
Podgaetschii on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Podgaetschii jumps into guard, dragging Stevens to the mat.
Podgaetschii pulls Stevens in to control the position.
Podgaetschii is looking for a triangle but Stevens pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens wants to control from the top but Podgaetschii keeps moving.
Podgaetschii is adopting a defensive guard.
Podgaetschii looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Stevens slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Podgaetschii is trying to control Stevens's posture but Stevens avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Podgaetschii sneaks back into half guard.
Podgaetschii gets full guard.
Stevens stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Podgaetschii swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Podgaetschii wants to hit a switch here but Stevens passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Podgaetschii there!
Podgaetschii is desperately trying to improve his position but Stevens has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dragos Podgaetschii dominated that round.
That's time! Podgaetschii's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Horrible takedown by Podgaetschii or perhaps it was just good defense by Stevens which made him look bad.
Podgaetschii fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Stevens, pushing him back against the cage.
Podgaetschii lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Podgaetschii is looking to take this one to the mat.
Stevens jumps into guard, dragging Podgaetschii to the mat.
Podgaetschii wants to pass the guard but Stevens is keeping the position.
Podgaetschii in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Podgaetschii trying to control but Stevens is working from the bottom.
Stevens wants to control the position but Podgaetschii says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Stevens is looking for a sweep. Podgaetschii is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens is trying to escape back to his feet but Podgaetschii uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Stevens managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Podgaetschii.
Podgaetschii wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stevens keeps working.
Podgaetschii advances to mount.
Dragos Podgaetschii overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Podgaetschii content just to control the position here.
Podgaetschii trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Podgaetschii controlling the position easily from mount.
Stevens taking shots to the head.
Podgaetschii looking to finish with strikes here!
Stevens wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Podgaetschii landing strikes, looking to finish!
Podgaetschii goes for an armbar but Stevens turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Stevens.
Podgaetschii trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Podgaetschii looking for a guillotine here but Stevens defends easily.
Podgaetschii has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Stevens has passed into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevens tries to stand but Podgaetschii is controlling his head.
Podgaetschii tries to bench press Stevens off him but Stevens keeps the position.
Podgaetschii is trying to work for a sweep but Stevens has mounted him!
Stevens can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Podgaetschii is looking to escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Podgaetschii tries to hold on but Stevens postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dragos Podgaetschii dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Podgaetschii wants to clinch.
Podgaetschii tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stevens swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Podgaetschii wants to clinch.
Podgaetschii tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stevens paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stevens tries to keep at a distance but Podgaetschii has taken the fight into the clinch.
Stevens tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Podgaetschii's elbow.
Podgaetschii jumps into guard, dragging Stevens to the mat.
Podgaetschii is adopting a defensive guard.
Stevens wants to stand and escape but instead Podgaetschii has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens wants to get back to his feet but Podgaetschii is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Podgaetschii trying to control but Stevens is working from the bottom.
Podgaetschii drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Stevens dives on top into guard.
Stevens drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Podgaetschii manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Stevens has Podgaetschii in his guard.
Stevens takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Podgaetschii working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Podgaetschii scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Stevens wants to stand and escape but Podgaetschii is having none of it.
Podgaetschii sitting in guard here, content to control.
Podgaetschii is working Stevens over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Victor Stevens has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Podgaetschii working some strikes from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Podgaetschii trying to control but Stevens is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Podgaetschii throws a strike but Stevens rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Stevens postures up in Podgaetschii's guard and throws a big left but Podgaetschii blocks it.
Dragos Podgaetschii is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Podgaetschii seems keen to control Stevens's posture.
Podgaetschii 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.
Podgaetschii is working hard here to advance position.
Podgaetschii has a closed guard, preventing Stevens from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevens being controlled here momentarily.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Podgaetschii tries to clinch but Stevens moves out of range.
Stevens misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dragos Podgaetschii is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stevens misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stevens misses with a jab, cross combination.
Podgaetschii clinches with his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Podgaetschii lands an uppercut.
Podgaetschii pulls Stevens into guard.
Podgaetschii manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Stevens manages to get himself to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dragos Podgaetschii showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Podgaetschii has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dragos Podgaetschii!
Dragos Podgaetschii decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Billy Bomber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bomber kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is call to prayer. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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30
142 lbs
14 - 13 - 0 |
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32
140 lbs
26 - 14 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Billy Bomber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Matthews!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bomber motions for Matthews to come forward. Bomber throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bomber misses with the combination.
Bomber lands a really nice looking cross but Matthews seems unphased.
Bomber connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Matthews moves out of range as Bomber throws a body kick.
Bomber is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bomber looks for the body kick but Matthews saw that one coming.
Bomber lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bomber thuds his shin into the meat of Matthews's side.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Matthews crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bomber - the referee stops the clock and Matthews gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bomber. Matthews manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Nice cross by Matthews.
Bomber listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bomber listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bomber throws a shot from downtown. Matthews moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthews checks the leg kick nicely there.
Matthews misses with an uppercut. Bomber saw that one coming.
A decent looking cross lands there for Matthews.
Bomber looks for the body kick but Matthews saw that one coming.
Matthews moves forwards but Bomber connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Matthews moves out of range of the leg kick from Bomber.
Bomber throws a nice head kick!
Good work by Matthews as he checks the leg kick.
That kick from Bomber tenderised Matthews's leg. Matthews is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bomber fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Matthews.
Bomber takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bomber moves out of range of the strikes.
Matthews thows a left - swing and a miss!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bomber misses with a right hand
and Matthews counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bomber cracks Matthews with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bomber throws a front kick that sends Matthews stumbling back into the cage.
Bomber misses with a low kick.
Bomber tries a head kick but it misses.
Bomber takes a swing at Matthews's ribcage but misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Matthews checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bomber will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bomber thuds his shin into the meat of Matthews's side.
Matthews misses with a left hand
and Bomber counters with a right hand to the body.
Matthews avoids a kick to the body.
Matthews takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Bomber lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthews gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nice uppercut lands for Bomber. That snapped Matthews's head back.
Bomber throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Matthews avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bomber throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Matthews.
Matthews gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bomber scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bomber scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bomber fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Matthews checks it well.
Bomber moves into range and connects with a jab.
Matthews on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bomber. Bomber obviously looking to wear him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matthews looks to throw the jab but Bomber is out of range.
Bomber falls off balance throwing a combination
and Matthews counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Matthews takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bomber throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bomber dodges the punch combination from Matthews.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bomber. That's going to slow Matthews down.
Bomber misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bomber throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Matthews tries to move into range but Bomber moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Matthews pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bomber pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Bomber dominated that round.
That's time! Bomber's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Matthews throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bomber misses with a wild body shot.
Crunch! Bomber slams his shin into Matthews's torso.
Bomber connects with a good right hand that stumbles Matthews. Matthews circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Michael Matthews is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A jab from Bomber misses.
Bomber fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Matthews has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bomber wants to land a leg kick but Matthews is out of range.
Bomber feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Matthews's calf.
Bomber uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Matthews.
Matthews has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bomber.
Nice shot lands for Bomber.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Matthews might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Bomber has got the better of the exchanges.
Matthews bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bomber waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Matthews.
Matthews connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bomber misses with a body shot.
Bomber dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Matthews. That did some damage!
Matthews takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bomber throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bomber misses with the combination.
Bomber throws out a leg kick but Matthews moves out of range and Bomber only half commits.
Matthews walks into a stiff left hand from Bomber.
Bomber tried to score with a low kick but Matthews checks it.
Matthews uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bomber.
Matthews lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bomber circles away quickly and effectively.
Bomber is looking to score with low kicks.
Bomber connects with a leg kick. Matthews looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matthews misses with a wild body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bomber.
Matthews throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bomber counters with a left and a right that stings Matthews.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bomber lands with a right hand.
Matthews takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bomber moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Matthews might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Bomber with a hook.
Matthews takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bomber is looking to land body kicks.
Bomber lands a nice leg kick that just misses Matthews's sensitive parts.
Bomber misses with an attempted mid kick.
Billy Bomber is winning the standup battle so far.
Bomber looks to land a body kick but Matthews moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthews moves out of range as Bomber throws a body kick.
Bomber scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sloppy strikes from Matthews. Those never looked like landing.
A clash of legs there as Matthews blocks the low kick.
Bomber throws a front kick aimed at Matthews's knee but Matthews avoids it well.
Some wild striking there from Bomber.
Matthews comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bomber throws a front kick that sends Matthews stumbling back into the cage.
Bomber throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bomber connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bomber feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Matthews's calf.
Matthews has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bomber throws out a powerful jab.
Bomber throws a leg kick but Matthews sees it coming and moves out of range.
Matthews misses with an uppercut.
Bomber lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bomber lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A leg kick checked by Matthews.
Bomber is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Matthews can do to turn this around?
Bomber swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A cross from Bomber lands.
Bomber lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Matthews lands a slapping body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Matthews rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bomber moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bomber dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bomber lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Bomber dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Bomber pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Matthews takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bomber misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bomber throws a nice looking combination but Matthews bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bomber throws a nice inside leg kick.
Matthews moves out of range of the body kick from Bomber.
Matthews throws a series of punches but Bomber avoids them all with ease.
Bomber lands with a straight right. Matthews didn't see that one coming.
A leg kick checked by Matthews.
Bomber getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bomber.
Matthews slips a jab from Bomber.
Matthews misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bomber with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Matthews to score with a decent uppercut.
Bomber lands a nice looking body kick.
Matthews checks the leg kick nicely there.
An inside leg kick lands from Bomber.
Bomber scores with a leg kick.
Matthews defending well as Bomber loads up on a big left hand.
Matthews swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Matthews takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bomber uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Matthews.
Matthews avoids the body shot from Bomber.
Bomber stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A jab from Bomber does it's job there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bomber feints and then cracks Matthews's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Matthews down.
Bomber misses with a double jab
letting Matthews counter with a right hand.
Bomber thuds a left hand into Matthews's body.
Bomber lands a nice leg kick that just misses Matthews's sensitive parts.
Bomber scoring well with a low kick there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bomber lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Bomber throws a leg kick but Matthews sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bomber moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bomber throws a leg kick which misses Matthews's front leg but catches the back leg as Matthews tries to avoid it.
Matthews walks into a straight right hand from Bomber.
Matthews chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bomber can pounce on him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthews walks into a stiff left hand from Bomber.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bomber!
Matthews avoids a kick to the body.
Bomber throws a low kick but it's checked well by Matthews.
Billy Bomber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matthews fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bomber throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bomber connects with a nice looking jab.
Matthews throws a right hand that misses
and Bomber counters with a good low kick that Matthews was not able to check.
Bomber throws a nice outside leg kick.
A jab from Matthews misses.
Bomber throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Matthews sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matthews moves out of range of the strikes.
Michael Matthews has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bomber looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bomber fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bomber connects with a crisp jab.
Bomber punishes Matthews's body with a nice straight punch.
Bomber misses with a body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bomber scores with a leg kick.
Matthews jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Matthews misses with a few strikes there.
Matthews takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bomber connects with a jab.
Bomber throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bomber fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Matthews has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Bomber showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bomber 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Bomber!
Post fight, Billy Bomber took to the microphone: 'To all the ladies in the room...... I'll fucking throat fuck you '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tyr Asgaard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Riddle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Asgaard comes to the cage accompanied by Oingo Boingo. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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29
199 lbs
19 - 9 - 0 |
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27
199 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Very quick |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tyr Asgaard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brian Riddle!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riddle looks to land a combination but Asgaard avoids it well.
Riddle moves away from the strike by Asgaard.
Asgaard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Asgaard scores with a kick to the body.
Asgaard has taken the fight to the clinch.
Riddle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Riddle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Riddle lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Asgaard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Riddle misses with a punch to the body.
Asgaard blocks a body shot from Riddle.
Riddle working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Asgaard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Asgaard drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Riddle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Riddle misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riddle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Asgaard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Asgaard is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Riddle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Riddle prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyr Asgaard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Asgaard blocks an uppercut.
Riddle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Riddle has a couple of punches blocked by Asgaard.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Asgaard.
Riddle pushes Asgaard back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Riddle misses with some punches.
Riddle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A hook to the body from Riddle.
Riddle throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Riddle misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riddle cracks Asgaard with a nice body shot.
Riddle gets underhooks to prevent Asgaard's takedown attempt.
Asgaard is breathing heavily.
Riddle lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Asgaard.
Riddle throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Asgaards head.
Asgaard has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Riddle regains guard immediately.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Asgaard stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Riddle swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Asgaard stopping the sweep attempt from Riddle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riddle is trying to keep Asgaard in close.
Asgaard wants to control from the top but Riddle keeps moving.
Asgaard is really struggling to control Riddle but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Asgaard thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Asgaard trying to control the position from guard on top but Riddle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Riddle looking for a sweep. Not yet Riddle, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asgaard tries to free his leg and advance position but Riddle is retaining full guard.
Asgaard sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Riddle's guard.
Asgaard trying to control the action but Riddle is working from the bottom.
Asgaard is trying to work for a kimura but Riddle is defending well.
Asgaard is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Riddle defends it well.
Riddle trying to control but Asgaard postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Riddle is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Riddle dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Riddle lands a nice shot to the body.
Asgaard avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Riddle connects with an inside leg kick.
Riddle scores with a jab to the jaw.
An inside leg kick lands from Riddle.
Asgaard ducks right into an uppercut from Riddle.
Asgaard tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Riddle manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Asgaard misses with a body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Riddle misses the target.
Asgaard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Riddle throws out a powerful jab.
Asgaard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Asgaard looks to throw the jab but Riddle is out of range.
Asgaard's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Riddle connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Asgaard scrambles back to his feet.
Riddle moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riddle with a nice cross.
Riddle throws a quick inside leg kick.
Donk. Riddle catches Asgaard right on the button with a cross.
Asgaard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Asgaard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Asgaard clinches up against the cage.
Riddle lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Riddle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Asgaard blocks an uppercut.
Riddle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Riddle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Asgaard's elbow.
Riddle lands an uppercut.
Riddle pushes Asgaard back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Asgaard blocks a body shot from Riddle.
A short right from Riddle.
Riddle taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riddle lands a right hand.
Riddle tries to throw a body punch but Asgaard avoids it by throwing Riddle back against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Riddle lands a hook to the side of the head.
Riddle working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Asgaard.
Riddle is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Asgaard is keeping busy.
Riddle misses with a body punch.
Riddle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Asgaard's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Riddle.
Asgaard has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Riddle avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Riddle throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Asgaards head.
Riddle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Riddle.
Asgaard can't get the takedown.
A nice left hand lands by Riddle.
Asgaard drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Riddle gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyr Asgaard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Riddle misses with the head strike.
Riddle lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Riddle throws a punch but it's blocked by Asgaard.
Riddle lands a body shot.
Riddle tries to work over Asgaard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Riddle tries a body shot but Asgaard blocks it.
Riddle is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Asgaard can't get the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riddle avoiding damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Riddle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Asgaard's elbow.
Nice body punch from Riddle.
Riddle stalling against the cage.
Riddle working aggressively here.
Riddle lands a shoulder strike.
Riddle throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Riddle can't find room to land a body shot as Asgaard controls the action.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Riddle misses with some punches.
A short right from Riddle on the inside.
Asgaard blocking some punches.
Riddle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Riddle showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Riddle thuds a left hand into Asgaard's body.
Riddle lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Asgaard takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
It looks like Tyr Asgaard has been cut.
Riddle misses the shot to the body.
Riddle connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Riddle throws a leg kick but Asgaard sees it coming and moves out of range.
Riddle throws a leg kick that is checked
and Asgaard counters with a takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Asgaard is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Riddle knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Riddle really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Asgaard. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Riddle is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Asgaard 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riddle manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Riddle takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Riddle wants to pass the guard but Asgaard is defending well.
Asgaard tries to roll over but Riddle keeps him under control.
Asgaard is working hard here to advance position.
Asgaard is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Riddle pulls his head out easily.
Riddle is looking to take a break and control but Asgaard is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tyr Asgaard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asgaard is looking to improve his position.
Riddle wants to take a breather but Asgaard is having none of it.
Riddle controlling the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Brian Riddle hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Riddle avoids a punch combination nicely.
Riddle throws a push kick but Asgaard slaps the foot to one side.
Riddle swings for the body but Asgaard moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asgaard looks for the body kick but Riddle saw that one coming.
Riddle turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Riddle crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Asgaard - the referee stops the clock and Riddle gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Asgaard. Riddle manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Riddle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Riddle connects with a crisp jab.
Riddle throws a body punch but Asgaard moves out of range.
Asgaard misses with a straight left.
Riddle keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Asgaard.
A looping hook to the body misses from Asgaard. Riddle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Riddle leaves Asgaard with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Asgaard walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Asgaard walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Asgaard throws a half hearted mid kick.
Riddle cracks Asgaard with an open hand slap.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asgaard takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A lazy left from Riddle finds it's target.
Asgaard jabs at Riddle's body.
Riddle scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Asgaard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Asgaard throws a jab but it's blocked by Riddle.
The fight stays on the outside here - Riddle looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Riddle looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Asgaard looks to throw the jab but Riddle is out of range.
Riddle has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Riddle thuds a left hand into Asgaard's body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Riddle throws a nice outside leg kick.
Riddle feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Asgaard's calf.
Riddle misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Riddle comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Riddle winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Riddle!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Sandoval (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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135 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
43 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeremy Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Joseph Sandoval!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sandoval does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sandoval stops a takedown attempt from Johnson.
Sandoval digs a right hand underneath Johnson's ribcage. Johnson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Johnson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sandoval prevents it.
Sandoval lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sandoval misses with a knee to the head.
Johnson wants to take the fight to the mat but Sandoval manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeremy Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sandoval tries to land a knee to the head but Johnson blocks with his arms.
Sandoval tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sandoval lands a knee to the head.
Sandoval gets underhooks to prevent Johnson's takedown attempt.
Johnson is trying to trip Sandoval. He has hold of a leg but Sandoval is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Johnson persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Johnson is fighting to break Sandoval's control of his arms but Sandoval is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Johnson preventing the sweep.
Sandoval wants to stand but Johnson is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Sandoval is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sandoval looking for a sweep. Not yet Sandoval, not yet.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Johnson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sandoval tries to avoid it but Johnson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sandoval to the ground. Sandoval escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Johnson gets a double leg takedown into Sandoval's guard.
Johnson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Johnson working some strikes from top position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sandoval can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Johnson is now in half guard.
Johnson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Johnson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sandoval manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Johnson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Johnson is fighting to break Sandoval's control of his arms but Sandoval is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Johnson trying to control but Sandoval is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Johnson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sandoval is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Johnson postures up in Sandoval's guard and throws a big left but Sandoval blocks it.
Johnson throws an elbow that misses. Sandoval uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Johnson's guard. Nice move by Sandoval!
Sandoval must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Johnson pushes Sandoval off and scrambles back to his feet.
Sandoval rushes Johnson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval lands a nice elbow.
Sandoval tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sandoval lands an elbow inside that Johnson shrugs off.
Johnson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sandoval lands a good knee to the midsection. Johnson won't want to take too many of those.
Sandoval connects with a nasty looking knee right to Johnson's face.
Sandoval gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Johnson.
Sandoval lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sandoval is pressed up against the cage. Johnson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sandoval down to the mat. Sandoval avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Sandoval jabs Johnson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sandoval looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sandoval throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
Sandoval tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Joseph Sandoval will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sandoval throws a quick inside leg kick.
Johnson scores with a takedown into Sandoval's guard.
Johnson throwing strikes from guard but Sandoval blocks nicely.
Johnson throws a big right hand that misses.
Johnson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Johnson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sandoval's head.
Johnson 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.
Sandoval seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Johnson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson trying to control but Sandoval is working from the bottom.
Johnson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Sandoval is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sandoval has his hands on Johnson's head, controlling the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sandoval leaves Johnson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Horrible takedown by Johnson or perhaps it was just good defense by Sandoval which made him look bad.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeremy Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sandoval closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Johnson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sandoval lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Johnson or not.
Sandoval tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sandoval with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sandoval with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short uppercut from Sandoval.
Johnson wants a takedown.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sandoval creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Johnson's defenses.
Sandoval with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Johnson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sandoval with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval lands a nice elbow.
Sandoval throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnson blocks it with crossed arms.
Joseph Sandoval seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sandoval gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Johnson.
Sandoval tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sandoval.
Sandoval lands an elbow that stopped Johnson in his tracks for a moment.
Johnson has Sandoval pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sandoval manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Sandoval stops a takedown attempt from Johnson.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Sandoval utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sandoval misses with a knee to the head.
Johnson tries to score a body lock takedown but Sandoval shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Sandoval with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sandoval creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Johnson's defenses.
Johnson is rocked!
It looks like Jeremy Johnson has been cut.
Johnson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Sandoval is defending well.
A left hand lands to the body for Sandoval.
Sandoval lands a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sandoval landing knees to the head.
Oh Johnson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sandoval comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A short right from Sandoval on the inside.
Knees to the body from Sandoval.
A knee to the head by Sandoval.
Sandoval lands a big knee to the head and Johnson goes down! Sandoval pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joseph Sandoval!
During a confident post fight interview, Joseph Sandoval thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Josh Bolda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elvis Ronan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bolda comes to the cage accompanied by Fett's Vette. Ronan has chosen Promised Land as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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28
203 lbs
14 - 8 - 1 |
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25
195 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent 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
14 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Josh Bolda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Elvis Ronan!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ronan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Elvis Ronan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ronan lands a jab to the nose.
Ronan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bolda drops his hands momentarily and Ronan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bolda takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ronan throws a push kick but Bolda slaps the foot to one side.
Ronan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bolda momentarily.
Ronan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A low kick from Ronan misses
and Bolda counters with a takedown into side control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Bolda tries to move to full mount but Ronan actually manages to regain half guard.
Bolda is working for a submission of some sort.
Bolda is pressing down on Ronan's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ronan is holding on for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronan is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Bolda jumps into side control!
Ronan prevents Bolda from moving into mount.
Ronan gets back to half guard.
Bolda is working for a kimura but Ronan is defending it quite comfortably.
Bolda is keen to just control but Ronan is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolda missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bolda controlling the action here.
Ronan wants to improve his position but Bolda is controlling well.
Bolda wants to pass to mount but Ronan is defending the position.
Bolda is trying to control the action in half guard but Ronan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bolda not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bolda seems to be working for a kimura but Ronan defends the submission attempt.
Ronan is refusing to be controlled, as Bolda sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolda missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ronan is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Bolda trying to work for an americana but Ronan has managed to regain full guard.
Bolda looking to sit in guard and control but Ronan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ronan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bolda swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ronan works over Bolda with some ground and pound from guard.
Bolda is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bolda is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolda 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.
Bolda is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bolda had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ronan defends it easily.
Ronan not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Ronan wants to control from the top but Bolda keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bolda has his foot on Ronan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ronan works his way back into a safe position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Josh Bolda will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ronan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ronan throws a sloppy body shot
and Bolda counters with a shoot takedown. Ronan fights it but they end up in guard.
Bolda throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ronan is controlling Bolda's posture.
Bolda wants to control from the top but Ronan keeps moving.
Ronan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bolda.
Bolda stands and throws Ronan's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ronan tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bolda wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bolda in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Bolda throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Bolda is working Ronan over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronan tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bolda wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Bolda throwing strikes but Ronan manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Bolda is looking for a sweep.
Bolda is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Bolda gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Bolda looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bolda is refusing to be controlled, as Ronan sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolda wants to improve his position but Ronan is controlling well.
Bolda is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bolda slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bolda keeping moving, preventing Ronan from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ronan lands a couple of digs.
Ronan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bolda is keeping the position for now.
Bolda pulls Ronan in close to his closed guard and prevents Ronan from doing any damage or advancing position.
Bolda is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ronan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ronan keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Ronan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bolda.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolda passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Ronan!
Bolda throwing strikes but Ronan uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Ronan is trying to get back to full guard.
Ronan trying to control here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ronan regains full guard. Nicely done.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bolda postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ronan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Bolda dominated that second round.
That's time! Bolda's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Ronan looks to land a left hand but Bolda moved out of range nicely.
Josh Bolda is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ronan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bolda misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ronan throws a hook to the side of Bolda's head but Bolda sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ronan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bolda wants to clinch
and Ronan counters with a head kick.
Bolda throws a combination that misses
and Ronan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bolda uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ronan.
Ronan lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sloppy strikes from Bolda. Those never looked like landing.
Ronan throws a lazy uppercut
and Bolda counters with a shoot takedown. Ronan fights it but they end up in guard.
Bolda trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bolda postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Ronan is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Bolda, into his guard.
Bolda can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ronan controls the pace.
Ronan trying to control the position from guard on top but Bolda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bolda is trying to hold Ronan in close to prevent damage but Ronan has managed to pass into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ronan working Bolda over with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bolda is refusing to be controlled, as Ronan sits in half guard.
Bolda is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bolda gets back to full guard.
Ronan wants to control from the top but Bolda keeps moving.
Ronan wants to pass the guard but Bolda is keeping the position.
Elvis Ronan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ronan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolda controls Ronan momentarily but Ronan frees himself.
Bolda is looking for a triangle but Ronan pushes his legs off easily.
Bolda 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.
Bolda is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bolda wants to improve his position but instead Ronan has moved into half guard.
Bolda wants to get back to full guard.
Bolda has hold of Ronan's hands but Ronan slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ronan is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Bolda keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bolda is defending against the submission attempts here by Ronan.
Bolda wants to sweep but Ronan has passed to side control!
Josh Bolda is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ronan cracks Bolda with a big elbow.
Josh Bolda overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ronan wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bolda, who protects the arm well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Elvis Ronan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bolda has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Elvis Ronan!
Elvis Ronan spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mohamed al Hadj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elmo Elmo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). al Hadj's entrance music is Hypnotized Lebanon. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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31
200 lbs
18 - 10 - 0 |
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27
193 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mohamed al Hadj!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Elmo Elmo!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elmo punishes al Hadj's body with a nice straight punch.
Elmo lands with a shot to the body.
Elmo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
al Hadj blocks the body kick.
al Hadj tries to close the distance and clinch up but Elmo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Elmo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but al Hadj avoids it really well and circles away.
al Hadj throws a leg kick but Elmo moved away.
Elmo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from al Hadj.
al Hadj lands a glancing blow to the side of Elmo's head.
A jab lands there for al Hadj.
al Hadj pulls out of a head kick attempt.
al Hadj tests Elmo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
al Hadj throws out a leg kick but Elmo moves out of range and al Hadj only half commits.
Mohamed al Hadj is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Elmo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. al Hadj sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Elmo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Elmo throws a jab when al Hadj was well out of range.
Elmo blocks a low kick nicely.
Elmo cracks the inside of al Hadj's front leg.
Elmo connects with a crisp jab.
al Hadj dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
al Hadj pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Elmo misses with a straight right.
Elmo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. al Hadj doesn't seem bothered though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elmo connects with a jab.
Elmo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Elmo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around al Hadj's waist but al Hadj gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Elmo off to one side.
Elmo throws the left hand but al Hadj avoids the punch easily.
al Hadj throws a head kick that misses.
Elmo looks to land a right hand but al Hadj moved out of range.
al Hadj misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Elmo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt al Hadj.
al Hadj throws a leg kick that misses.
Elmo loads up on a big right hand but al Hadj slips the punch.
Elmo shoots in looking for a takedown but al Hadj manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Elmo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mohamed al Hadj has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Elmo Elmo.
al Hadj throws a sloppy head kick and Elmo moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
al Hadj lands a lovely overhand right.
al Hadj looks to land a body kick but Elmo moved away.
Elmo fakes the leg kick and cracks al Hadj in the body.
al Hadj throws a front kick that sends Elmo stumbling back into the cage.
Elmo thows a left - swing and a miss!
al Hadj scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice defenses there by al Hadj.
al Hadj goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Elmo Elmo has been cut.
al Hadj takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Elmo throws an off balance right hand
and al Hadj counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Elmo misses with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elmo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Elmo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Elmo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract al Hadj.
Elmo connects with a nice looking jab.
Elmo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by al Hadj.
Elmo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but al Hadj manages to avoid it.
al Hadj slips under a jab from Elmo.
al Hadj darts in and clinches Elmo up against the cage.
Elmo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
al Hadj lands a damaging elbow.
Elmo dodges an elbow strike from al Hadj.
al Hadj lands an elbow inside.
Elmo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by al Hadj.
Elmo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mohamed al Hadj will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Elmo Elmo's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
al Hadj drives through and clinches with Elmo against the cage.
al Hadj lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Elmo working aggressively here.
Elmo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Elmo throws a punch but it's blocked by al Hadj.
al Hadj lands an elbow inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
al Hadj pushes Elmo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
al Hadj lands a left hand that snaps the head of Elmo backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by al Hadj.
al Hadj keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Elmo's efforts to push away.
Elmo blocks an elbow strike.
Elmo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. al Hadj avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
al Hadj wants to stall.
Nice elbow from al Hadj.
Elmo misses with a punch to the body.
al Hadj blocking some punches.
Elmo is trying to pull guard but al Hadj turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
al Hadj scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elmo working aggressively here.
Elmo blocks an elbow strike.
Nice body punch from al Hadj - that landed with a thud.
al Hadj lands an elbow inside that Elmo shrugs off.
A nice right hand lands inside from al Hadj.
al Hadj lands a damaging elbow.
Elmo is rocked!
That has opened up Elmo Elmo's cut even more.
Elmo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Elmo wants to get back to striking at distance but al Hadj won't allow it.
al Hadj lands an elbow inside that Elmo shrugs off.
Elmo is still on wobbly legs! Can al Hadj finish him?
Elmo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by al Hadj.
The cut above Elmo Elmo's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
al Hadj tries to land knees in the clinch but Elmo avoids the damage to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Elmo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
al Hadj lands an elbow that stopped Elmo in his tracks for a moment.
al Hadj blocks an uppercut.
Mohamed al Hadj has scored more points in the clinch so far.
al Hadj lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Elmo Elmo's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Elmo Elmo's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mohamed al Hadj!
Mohamed al Hadj tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Lontrame (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eugene Bradley Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lontrame comes to the cage accompanied by Knife Party by Deftones. Burns is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Fedor Entrance Song . Vincent Lontrame has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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32
180 lbs
26 - 24 - 2 |
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34
186 lbs
34 - 21 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
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Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 24 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Vincent Lontrame!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 21 - 1, fighting out of London, Eugene Bradley Burns!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns looks to land a left hand but Lontrame moved out of range nicely.
Burns throws a looping overhand right but Lontrame ducks down to avoid it.
Burns avoids a kick to the body.
Burns waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lontrame.
Lontrame bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Burns will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Burns manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Lontrame on his heels. He'll look to pass Lontrame's guard now, I'm sure.
Lontrame wants to sweep but no luck.
Lontrame has his hands on Burns's head, controlling the position.
Burns postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Burns is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Lontrame is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We're going to have a standup here because Vincent Lontrame wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Burns scores with a jab.
Eugene Bradley Burns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burns shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Burns showed some decent athleticism there.
Burns prevents Lontrame from improving his position.
Burns stops Lontrame from getting back to his feet.
Lontrame controlling the position well.
Lontrame is not content to let Burns control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lontrame trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Burns manages to pass to mount!
Lontrame tries to hold on but Burns postures up.
Burns lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lontrame hang on?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lontrame is wriggling around trying to escape.
Burns in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Burns is landing with some decent strikes but Lontrame is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Lontrame tries to lock up and control but Burns gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Lontrame regains half guard.
Burns tries to pass to full mount but Lontrame defends it.
Burns prevents Lontrame from improving his position.
Burns wants to free his trapped foot but Lontrame is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lontrame is trying to stand.
Lontrame is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lontrame wants to get back to his feet.
Burns sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lontrame defending well though.
Burns tries to pass the half guard into mount. Lontrame knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Lontrame keeping hold of Burns's head, controlling as best he can.
Lontrame is looking to control Burns's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lontrame avoid being mounted?
Lontrame is not content to let Burns control the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Burns avoids the head kick by Lontrame.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lontrame looks to land a right hand but Burns moved out of range.
Lontrame moves out of range as Burns strikes.
Burns shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Burns stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lontrame swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lontrame is controlling Burns's posture.
Lontrame trying to keep a closed guard but Burns is proving a slippery customer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Burns postures up and lands a big shot to Lontrame's brow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lontrame is pulling down on Burns's head. It's preventing any offense from Burns, at least for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eugene Bradley Burns dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lontrame throws a body punch but Burns moves out of range.
Lontrame tries to clinch up
and Burns counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Burns wants to free his trapped foot but Lontrame is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Lontrame has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Burns is working away from the top position though.
Burns trying to control from half guard but Lontrame is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lontrame blocking the ground and pound attempt from Burns.
Burns tries to pass the half guard into mount. Lontrame knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lontrame makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Lontrame.
Lontrame wants to stand and escape but Burns is having none of it.
Lontrame controls Burns momentarily but Burns frees himself.
Burns looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burns lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Lontrame wants to sweep here but Burns controlling him for the moment.
Burns lands a couple of elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lontrame pulls Burns in close to prevent any damage.
Lontrame wants to control but Burns passes easily into half guard.
Burns stops Lontrame from getting back to his feet.
Lontrame is staying active underneath Burns, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
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!
Lontrame is trying to stand.
Burns wants to control but Lontrame is keeping him busy.
Lontrame is trying to control but Burns passes into side control!
Burns tries to move to mount but Lontrame blocks the move with his legs.
Lontrame managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Burns.
Lontrame is trying to control Burns's posture but Burns avoids it.
Lontrame takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Burns working the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lontrame keeps working.
Lontrame struggling a bit here.
Burns is chipping away with strikes.
Lontrame is looking to regain half guard here but Burns keeps moving and retains side control.
Burns tries to score with some ground and pound. Lontrame controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Burns tries to move to mount but Lontrame blocks the move with his legs.
Lontrame is trying to get back to half guard.
Lontrame is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Burns's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Burns sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Burns wants to pass the guard but Lontrame is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lontrame preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Burns is trying to control. Lontrame wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lontrame is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Burns's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Burns's back!
Lontrame trying to control momentarily.
Burns is in bad spot here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Lontrame looking to hold on to the position here but Burns rolls and ends up regaining guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lontrame content to stall in guard here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Vincent Lontrame.
Burns lands with a good body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eugene Bradley Burns showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Lontrame pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Burns shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lontrame sprawls well. Lontrame wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Burns gets slowly back to his feet.
Burns moves out of range of the body kick from Lontrame.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns throws a shot to the body.
Lontrame throws an off balance right hand
and Burns counters with a straight right hand.
Burns is looking to score with low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns shoots in but no luck this time.
Lontrame jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Burns throws a jab but it's blocked by Lontrame.
Burns looks to land a combination but Lontrame avoids it well.
Burns keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burns looks to score with a jab to the body but Lontrame is just out of range.
Burns checks the leg kick.
Vincent Lontrame has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lontrame gets caught napping as Burns dives in and scores a takedown. Lontrame manages to retain guard.
Burns has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lontrame keeping full guard, as Burns tries to pass.
Lontrame controls Burns momentarily but Burns frees himself.
Burns wants to pass the guard but Lontrame is keeping the position.
Lontrame trying to control the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Burns loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lontrame is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Vincent Lontrame just wasn't active enough.
Lontrame throws a head kick but Burns moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns looks to score with a jab to the body but Lontrame is just out of range.
Burns fails with a takedown attempt.
Vincent Lontrame has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eugene Bradley Burns.
Lontrame misses with a shot to the body
and Burns cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Burns throws a big shot that misses.
Eugene Bradley Burns is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Burns is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Lontrame fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lontrame throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Burns throws a leg kick
and Lontrame counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Lontrame to the mat! Lontrame manages to get full guard.
Burns won't allow Lontrame to sweep him here.
Burns showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Burns trying to control but Lontrame is working from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burns is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Lontrame throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Eugene Bradley Burns.
Burns shoots in for a takedown but Lontrame shows good takedown defense.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burns scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lontrame darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Eugene Bradley Burns.
I've got Burns winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eugene Bradley Burns!
Eugene Bradley Burns took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I've had an amazing career, and I love my training partners and the whole Burns family and everyone else. 170 feels great to me, I finally have a size advantage instead of being tiny. CANADA BABY WEEOOO!'.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lambo Murcielago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michal Materla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Michal Materla enters the cage!
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26
195 lbs
7 - 0 - 0 |
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34
202 lbs
16 - 8 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lambo Murcielago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michal Materla!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Materla avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Left hook, right uppercut from Murcielago.
Murcielago lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Materla is rocked!
Materla uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Materla is still on wobbly legs! Can Murcielago finish him?
Materla walks straight into a right hand from Murcielago - that's dropped him! Murcielago jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Materla from any more punishment! Materla complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Lambo Murcielago!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Per Fekt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Restin Peace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fekt comes to the cage accompanied by Ack Sundbyberg. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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300 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Per Fekt!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Restin Peace!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fekt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Peace.
Restin Peace seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fekt misses the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Fekt misses the target.
Peace shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Peace was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Peace fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Fekt prevents Peace from moving into mount.
Peace throws a strike aimed at the side of Fekt's head but Fekt avoids it well.
Sloppy strikes there by Peace.
Peace in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Peace trying to control the position but Fekt is working away.
A lull in the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peace prevents Fekt from escaping the position.
Fekt stops Peace from passing to mount.
Peace has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Peace with shots to the head and body - Fekt looks very uncomfortable down there.
It looks like Per Fekt has been cut.
Fekt wants to get back to his feet.
Peace looking to ground and pound but Fekt is blocking nicely.
Peace wants to control the pace but Fekt is squirming around nicely.
Fekt is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fekt blocking the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fekt is trying to stand up.
Peace controlling the pace for now.
Peace looking to control but Fekt is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Fekt somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Peace shoots in and drives through. Fekt sprawls well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peace closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Peace controlling the action here.
Fekt is trying to stand up here but Peace is controlling him well.
Peace takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Fekt wants to get back to his feet.
Peace controlling the action here.
Fekt is staying active underneath Peace, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Restin Peace wasn't active enough on the ground.
Fekt throws a head kick but Peace moves out of range.
Fekt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fekt throws a good cross that connects.
It looks like Restin Peace has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
No joy there for Fekt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fekt throws a jab when Peace was well out of range.
Fekt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Peace.
Fekt throws a jab when Peace was well out of range.
Peace throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Fekt tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Peace is in Fekt's guard.
Fekt can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Peace controls the pace.
Peace is looking to advance position but Fekt has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Fekt wants to stand but Peace is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Peace tries to lock up and control but Fekt gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Fekt takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Fekt wants to control the pace but Peace is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Restin Peace dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Fekt throws a big shot that misses.
A swing and a miss from Peace.
Peace doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fekt lands a right hook to the body.
Fekt lands with a kick to the temple. Peace shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Fekt throws a sloppy head kick and Peace moves out of range easily.
Peace swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Peace throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fekt stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice defenses there by Fekt.
A punch combination from Fekt misses.
Fekt takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Peace lands a really nice looking cross but Fekt seems unphased.
Per Fekt's cut is getting worse.
Fekt tries a head kick but it misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Peace lands a nice hook to Fekt's body. Fekt takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fekt stuffs the takedown.
Peace sizes up Fekt with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fekt throws out a loose jab but Peace uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fekt takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Per Fekt's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Peace cracks Fekt with a hook to the temple - Fekt is on wobbly legs here! Peace swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Fekt falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Peace wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Restin Peace!
Restin Peace is the new super heavyweight champion!
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