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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Katsumi Nasu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keijo Harkimo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nasu kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Shura no Hana. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Katsumi Nasu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Keijo Harkimo!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harkimo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nasu.
Harkimo blocks a jab.
Harkimo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nasu checks a leg kick.
Harkimo moves in looking to clinch but Nasu pushes him off.
A big right from Nasu misses.
Harkimo misses with a double jab.
Nasu throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A jab from Nasu finds it's way through Harkimo's defenses.
Harkimo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Harkimo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Harkimo misses the shot to the body.
Nasu gets tackled into the cage by Harkimo. Harkimo maintains the clinch.
Nasu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Harkimo avoiding damage as Nasu throws knees to the body.
Harkimo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nasu is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Harkimo's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Nasu pushes off an throws an elbow but Harkimo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Harkimo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harkimo lands a left hand.
Nasu has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Harkimo blocks the elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harkimo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nasu prevents a body shot from Harkimo.
Harkimo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nasu tries to break the clinch but Harkimo is controlling the position.
Nasu leaning against his opponent.
Harkimo cracks Nasu with a nice body shot.
Harkimo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Harkimo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nasus head.
Nasu wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nasu keeps control of Harkimo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nasu is trying to break free.
Harkimo lands a right hand.
Harkimo blocks the elbow strike.
Nasu is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Harkimo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harkimo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Harkimo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nasu is trying to break the clinch but Harkimo has him pressed against the cage.
Harkimo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Harkimo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nasu's efforts to push away.
Harkimo misses with a body punch.
Harkimo lands with a light punch inside.
A nice left hand lands by Harkimo.
Nasu tries a knee to the head but Harkimo blocks it.
Nasu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harkimo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nasu misses with a punch on the inside.
Harkimo struggles to land a body shot inside as Nasu controls his hands.
Harkimo has Nasu pressed against the cage, preventing Nasu from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Harkimo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nasu backwards.
A bit of stalling here from Harkimo.
Nasu looking to slow down the pace here.
Harkimo drops Nasu with a big knee straight up the middle! Nasu is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Nasu is rocked!
It looks like Katsumi Nasu has been cut.
Nasu throws a body punch but Harkimo moves out of range.
Oh Nasu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harkimo lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Keijo Harkimo!
After winning the bout, Keijo Harkimo thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Irwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie Cliche (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Irwin comes to the cage accompanied by AC/DC - T.N.T. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Paul Irwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Charlie Cliche!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Irwin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cliche fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Irwin avoids it really well and circles away.
Irwin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cliche is trying hard to land a takedown here. Irwin sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Irwin throws a shot from downtown. Cliche moves away and avoids it.
Irwin looks to score with a jab to the body but Cliche is just out of range.
Cliche defending well as Irwin loads up on a big left hand.
Danga de danga de dang - Irwin scores with a four punch combination!
Paul Irwin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Irwin connects with a jab.
Irwin scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irwin looks to land a left hand but Cliche moved out of range nicely.
Irwin misses with a two punch combination.
Irwin misses with a hook.
Irwin misses with a two punch combination.
Cliche shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Irwin sprawls well. Irwin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cliche gets slowly back to his feet.
Paul Irwin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charlie Cliche.
Cliche throws a wild body kick that Irwin sees coming a mile off.
Cliche misses with the combination.
Irwin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cliche sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irwin with a hook.
Irwin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Irwin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cliche manages to avoid it.
Cliche shoots in looking for a takedown. Irwin tries to sprawl out of it but Cliche keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Irwin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Irwin misses the shot to the body.
Irwin stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Irwin wants it to stay on the feet.
Irwin misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cliche showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Irwin.
Irwin throws a right and a left that Cliche avoids nicely.
Cliche drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cliche takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Irwin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Irwin drops Cliche with a beautiful combination! Cliche stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Irwin is looking for the KO!
Cliche is rocked!
It looks like Charlie Cliche has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cliche uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Irwin.
Cliche is still on wobbly legs! Can Irwin finish him?
Cliche is trying desperately to land a takedown but Irwin is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Cliche.
Irwin misses with a hook. Cliche ducked under it nicely.
Cliche shoots in but Irwin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cliche seems to have recovered his senses.
Irwin takes one on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Irwin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cliche.
Paul Irwin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Irwin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Irwin pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Cliche back to the cage. Irwin follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A head kick misses from Irwin.
Irwin looks for the body kick but Cliche saw that one coming.
A head kick misses from Irwin.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cliche shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Irwin as he jumps to the side.
Irwin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Irwin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Charlie Cliche's cut.
That's time! Irwin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Irwin moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Irwin takes a swing at Cliche's ribcage but misses.
Cliche blocks a jab.
Irwin cracks a nice hook into Cliche's ribs.
Irwin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Irwin swings widly with a right hand
and Cliche counters with a three punch combo that has Irwin backing up. Irwin nods at Cliche to acknowledge the strikes.
Paul Irwin is winning the standup battle so far.
Cliche moves away from the strike by Irwin.
Irwin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cliche shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Irwin defends it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Irwin.
Irwin throws a poor cross that misses
and Cliche counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Cliche ducks under a wild hook from Irwin.
Irwin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Irwin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cliche staying out of range there.
Irwin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cliche circles away quickly and effectively.
Irwin misses with a straight left.
Charlie Cliche is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irwin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nice takedown defense from Irwin. No joy for Cliche on that attempt.
Cliche uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Irwin.
Cliche shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Irwin as he avoids it easily.
Paul Irwin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charlie Cliche.
Cliche closes the distance and clinches up with Irwin, looking for a takedown. Cliche pushes Irwin against the cage but Irwin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Irwin punishes Cliche's body with a nice straight punch.
Cliche steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Irwin.
Irwin throws a right hand that Cliche ducks under and follows up with a left that Cliche also avoids with ease.
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!
Irwin looks to score with a jab to the body but Cliche is just out of range.
Irwin throws a series of punches but Cliche avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irwin throws a hook but Cliche avoids it easily.
Cliche staying out of range there.
Irwin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cliche can do to turn this around?
Irwin misses with an uppercut. Cliche saw that one coming.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Cliche might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Irwin has got the better of the exchanges.
Cliche uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Irwin.
Cliche shoots in looking for a takedown but Irwin manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cliche's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Cliche walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cliche changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Irwin tries to avoid it but Cliche manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Irwin to the ground. Irwin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Irwin tried to score with a low kick but Cliche checks it.
Cliche shoots in and drives through. Irwin sprawls well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Irwin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Irwin lands a nice hook to Cliche's body. Cliche takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Irwin throws an overhand right that lands on Cliche's shoulder, as Cliche tries to avoid the shot.
Cliche fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Irwin misses with a series of wild punches.
Irwin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Irwin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cliche moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Irwin thuds a left hand into Cliche's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Irwin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Charlie Cliche's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Irwin just misses with a punch to the body.
Irwin lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Irwin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A shot to the liver by Irwin. Beautiful body shot.
Irwin throws a shot from downtown. Cliche moves away and avoids it.
Irwin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Irwin throws a right and a left that Cliche avoids nicely.
Irwin misses with a hook.
Irwin jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Irwin misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irwin throws a lazy uppercut
and Cliche counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Irwin drops Cliche with a beautiful combination! Cliche stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Irwin is looking for the KO!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Irwin.
Irwin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cliche. That did some damage!
Irwin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Irwin misses with a combination
and Cliche counters with a shoot takedown. Irwin fights it but they end up in guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Cliche distracts Irwin with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Cliche postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cliche throws a big elbow that misses.
Cliche throwing strikes but missing.
Irwin tries to strike from the bottom.
Cliche stands up over Irwin, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Cliche throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cliche accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cliche stops Irwin from standing up.
Cliche looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cliche scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irwin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Irwin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cliche throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Irwin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cliche missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cliche with a flurry of punches that miss.
Irwin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cliche throws a big right hand that misses.
Cliche throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Irwin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cliche trying to control the position from guard on top but Irwin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Irwin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cliche.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cliche postures up.
Cliche throwing strikes from guard but Irwin blocks nicely.
Cliche trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Irwin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cliche.
Cliche with a nice head shot there.
Charlie Cliche has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Irwin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cliche.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cliche distracts Irwin with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cliche postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Cliche throwing strikes from guard but Irwin blocks nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Charlie Cliche.
I think Irwin 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Irwin!
After the fight, Paul Irwin was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joey Silvera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Waters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Silvera might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Wedlock. Waters has chosen Hip Hop as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Joey Silvera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Derek Waters!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Waters lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A big right from Waters misses.
A head kick misses from Silvera.
Silvera scores with a jab. Waters acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Silvera bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Silvera slips a straight right by Waters.
Silvera dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Waters dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Waters throws a quick inside leg kick.
Waters throws the left hand but Silvera avoids the punch easily.
Waters misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silvera.
Waters paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Silvera with a nice cross.
Waters jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silvera throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Silvera tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waters tried to score with a low kick but Silvera checks it.
Waters scores with a leg kick.
Silvera tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silvera.
Silvera clinches up with Waters and pushes him back against the cage.
Silvera working aggressively here.
Silvera is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Waters is keeping busy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silvera.
Waters swings wildly with an uppercut but Silvera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silvera misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silvera throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Waterss head.
A head punch on the inside from Waters fails to land.
Silvera manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Silvera lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvera lands a body shot in the clinch.
Waters blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Waters lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Waters.
A short left from Silvera.
Silvera tries to land a knee to the head but Waters blocks with his arms.
Waters struggles to land a body shot inside as Silvera controls his hands.
Silvera lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice elbow from Silvera.
Silvera misses with a knee to the head.
Silvera taking a breather.
Silvera tries to land a knee to the head but Waters blocks with his arms.
Silvera fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Waters tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silvera's elbow.
Waters blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silvera lands a left hand that snaps the head of Waters backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waters doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silvera misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silvera lands a shoulder strike.
Silvera wants to stall.
Silvera lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Waters backwards.
Waters misses with a hook to the ribs.
Waters can't break the clinch.
Silvera is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Silvera tries a body shot but Waters blocks it.
Silvera throws a head punch that misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Silvera - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A short uppercut from Silvera.
A right hook to the body lands for Silvera.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Waters can't find room to land a body shot as Silvera controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silvera lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Silvera crunches a lovely knee into Waters's ribcage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Waters blocks an elbow strike.
Silvera throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Waterss head.
Waters can't find room to land a body shot as Silvera controls the action.
Silvera lands a left hand that snaps the head of Waters backwards.
Silvera blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silvera throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Waters misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silvera leaning against his opponent.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Silvera obliges.
Still in the clinch, Silvera scores with a nice short uppercut.
Waters fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Silvera dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Silvera closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Silvera landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Waters working aggressively here.
Silvera is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A nice left hand lands by Silvera.
Silvera stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Waters takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Derek Waters has been cut.
Waters tries a body shot but Silvera blocks it.
Silvera makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Silvera looking to throw knees to the head but Waters is blocking nicely.
Waters throws a head punch that misses.
Waters breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Joey Silvera is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvera connects with a nice looking jab.
Waters takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Waters is rocked!
Waters fakes the leg kick and cracks Silvera in the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Silvera, right into the meat.
Waters wants to clinch up but Silvera keeps it at a distance.
Waters connects with an inside leg kick.
Waters keeps the fight on the outside.
Silvera looks to score with a jab to the body but Waters is just out of range.
Waters misses with a left hand
and Silvera counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Waters goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Waters tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Silvera manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
An inside leg kick lands from Waters.
Waters doesn't manage to clinch there - Silvera circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waters lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
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!
Waters avoids the body shot from Silvera.
Silvera takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Derek Waters seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Waters throws a hook but Silvera avoids it easily.
A left and a right from Silvera both land. Nice combination.
Silvera throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Waters.
Silvera gets tackled into the cage by Waters. Waters maintains the clinch.
Silvera blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Waters.
Waters misses with a knee strike.
Silvera misses with a knee strike.
Waters struggles to land a body shot inside as Silvera controls his hands.
Silvera misses with some punches.
Silvera is leaning against Waters and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Waters tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silvera's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waters goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silvera tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Waters doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short left from Waters.
Waters misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silvera misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silvera trying to control the position but instead, Waters has worked for underhooks and has pushed Silvera into the cage.
Silvera misses with a short punch on the inside.
Waters tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silvera's elbow.
Silvera looking to slow down the pace here.
Silvera with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Waters misses with some punches.
Silvera throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Waters blocks it with crossed arms.
Waters tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Waters.
Silvera lands a left hand that snaps the head of Waters backwards.
A short right from Waters on the inside.
Silvera stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silvera looking to slow down the pace here.
Silvera can't find room to land a body shot as Waters controls the action.
Waters tries to work over Silvera's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A body shot lands from Silvera.
Silvera stalling against the cage.
A short left from Silvera.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Waters lands a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Silvera fails to land.
Waters trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Silvera dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Derek Waters's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Silvera fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Waters.
Waters misses with a low kick.
Silvera tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Waters was well out of range. Poor timing from Silvera.
Silvera looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Silvera fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silvera takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silvera blocks a jab.
Waters misses with a lunging right hand
and Silvera counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Waters is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silvera.
Waters is looking to clinch but Silvera is avoiding it.
Silvera defending well as Waters loads up on a big left hand.
Silvera lands a high kick!
Silvera keeps the fight on the outside.
Waters tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silvera paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvera takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Silvera fails with an attempt to clinch.
Waters ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silvera moves away.
Silvera is looking to wear down Waters with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Silvera gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Waters.
Silvera uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Waters.
Waters throws a leg kick
and Silvera counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Waters swings widly with a right hand
and Silvera moves into the clinch.
Waters on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silvera blocking some punches.
Waters breaks from the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Silvera.
Waters tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Silvera is able to avoid easily.
Waters throws a right and a left that Silvera avoids nicely.
Waters looks for the body kick but Silvera saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waters tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Waters staying out of range there.
Silvera misses with the combination.
Waters scores with a one two! Silvera had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Derek Waters seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silvera has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Waters finds it's way round the side to connect with Silvera's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silvera lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Silvera has taken the fight to the clinch.
Waters can't find room to land a body shot as Silvera controls the action.
Silvera tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silvera creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Waters's defenses.
Waters misses with a body punch.
Waters throws a punch but it's blocked by Silvera.
Silvera tries to stall but Waters uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvera's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Silvera lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Waters.
Silvera unloads a knee to the mid-section. Waters lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Waters takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Silvera lands a nice knee to the body.
Silvera pushes Waters back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silvera lands an elbow inside.
Silvera lands a left hand.
Silvera lands a left hand that snaps the head of Waters backwards.
Silvera lands with a light punch inside.
Waters is still on wobbly legs! Can Silvera finish him?
Silvera lands an elbow inside.
Waters letting Silvera take a breather here.
Silvera lands with a light punch inside.
Clinched against the cage, Silvera lands a big elbow that drops Waters! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Waters is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joey Silvera!
In his post fight interview, Joey Silvera started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pile Driver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lasi Leuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Driver comes to the cage accompanied by my way. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Pile Driver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lasi Leuka!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Driver lands with a good body shot.
Jab from Leuka.
Driver uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Leuka.
Driver misses with a series of wild punches.
Leuka throws a head kick but Driver moves out of range.
Driver fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Leuka connects with a nice looking jab.
Driver doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Leuka pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Driver back to the cage. Leuka follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Driver misses with a series of wild punches.
Leuka misses with the combination.
Driver checks a leg kick.
Leuka looks to throw the jab but Driver is out of range.
Leuka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leuka ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Driver. Leuka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leuka connects with a looping right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leuka moves out of range of the leg kick from Driver.
Lasi Leuka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leuka lands an overhand right.
Leuka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Driver ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leuka moves away.
Driver misses with a straight left.
Leuka closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Leuka darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Leuka is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Leuka misses the target.
Driver throws out a loose jab but Leuka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leuka tries a head kick but it misses.
Leuka closes the distance and pushes Driver back into the cage.
Driver breaks from the clinch.
Driver lands a nice shot that snaps Leuka's head back.
Leuka throws a series of punches but Driver moves out of range.
Leuka throws a sloppy head kick and Driver moves out of range easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slow jab from Leuka misses its intended target.
Leuka doesn't manage to clinch there - Driver circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leuka throws a low kick, looking for Driver's leg but Driver calmly moves out of range.
A slow jab from Leuka misses its intended target.
Leuka scores with a hook to the body. Driver takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Leuka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Driver keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leuka will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Leuka misses with a wild body shot.
Leuka swinging wildly here.
Leuka wants to clinch up but Driver keeps it at a distance.
Driver tried to score with a low kick but Leuka checks it.
Driver misses with an uppercut. Leuka saw that one coming.
Leuka swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Driver counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Driver throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Leuka sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Leuka tries to clinch but Driver moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Driver. Leuka does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leuka throws a left and a right that both miss
and Driver connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Driver throws a hook to the side of Leuka's head but Leuka sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Leuka scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A big right from Leuka misses.
Leuka lands a right hook to the body.
Driver throws a lazy right hand but Leuka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Leuka throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Driver counters with a right hand to the body.
Driver blocks a low kick nicely.
Leuka throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Leuka moves in looking to clinch but Driver pushes him off.
Leuka throws a lazy uppercut
and Driver counters with a nice leg kick.
Leuka throws a right hand that Driver ducks under and follows up with a left that Driver also avoids with ease.
Leuka avoids a punch combination nicely.
Driver circles away from the clinch attempt.
Leuka is looking to clinch but Driver is avoiding it.
Donk. Leuka catches Driver right on the button with a cross.
A jab from Leuka misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leuka lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Driver circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Driver takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Leuka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Driver misses with a looping right.
Leuka on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Leuka fails to land with a series of punches.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Leuka.
A chopping leg kick lands by Driver.
Driver jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Leuka throws a nice looking combination but Driver bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Leuka is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Driver had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Leuka throws a head kick that misses
and Driver counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Leuka checks the leg kick nicely there.
Some wild striking there from Leuka.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leuka takes a swing at Driver's ribcage but misses.
A leg kick checked by Driver.
Driver misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lasi Leuka dominated that round.
That's time! Driver's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Driver changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Leuka tries to avoid it but Driver manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Leuka to the ground. Leuka escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Leuka digs a good body shot into Driver's ribs.
Driver lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Leuka on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Leuka tries to clinch but Driver moves out of range.
Driver tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leuka was well out of range. Poor timing from Driver.
Driver slips a jab from Leuka.
Leuka is looking to clinch but Driver is avoiding it.
Leuka takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sloppy strikes from Leuka. Those never looked like landing.
Driver on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Leuka rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Driver moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Leuka misses with a series of wild punches.
Leuka connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Driver's hands.
Leuka needs to keep his hands up - Driver had a free shot at his head there.
Leuka looks to land a left hand but Driver moved out of range nicely.
Leuka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leuka blocks a jab.
Leuka stalks Driver and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Driver's face. Driver staggers backwards, shaken.
Driver misses the jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Driver.
Leuka attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Driver loads up on a big right hand but Leuka slips the punch.
A slow jab from Driver misses its intended target.
Leuka misses with a low kick.
Driver avoids the body shot from Leuka.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Leuka.
Leuka misses with a wild combination.
Leuka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Leuka moves away from the strike by Driver.
A chopping leg kick lands by Leuka.
Leuka throws a right hand that Driver ducks under and follows up with a left that Driver also avoids with ease.
Lasi Leuka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leuka on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Leuka avoids the body shot from Driver.
A jab from Leuka misses.
Driver takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Leuka misses with a series of wild punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Driver throws a hook but Leuka avoids it easily.
Driver connects with a nice looking jab.
Leuka moves out of range as Driver strikes.
Driver throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Driver takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Driver looks to score with a jab to the body but Leuka is just out of range.
Leuka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Driver misses with a few strikes there.
Driver looks to throw the jab but Leuka is out of range.
Leuka attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lasi Leuka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leuka takes a swing at Driver's ribcage but misses.
Leuka jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Driver slips under a jab from Leuka.
Leuka rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Driver moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Leuka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Leuka dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Leuka thows a body shot but no joy.
Leuka throws a shot from downtown. Driver moves away and avoids it.
Driver looks to score with a jab to the body but Leuka is just out of range.
Driver throws a hook to the side of Leuka's head but Leuka sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Driver throws a looping overhand right but Leuka ducks down to avoid it.
Leuka rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Driver moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Leuka lands with a right hand.
Leuka clinches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Leuka.
Driver doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Driver working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Driver is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Leuka to keep the fight standing.
A nice left hand lands by Leuka.
Driver breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Leuka keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Driver. No joy for Leuka on that attempt.
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!
Leuka misses with a two punch combination.
A slow jab from Leuka misses its intended target.
Leuka pushes Driver up against the cage in a clinch.
Driver lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Driver wants to break the clinch but can't.
Leuka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Leuka just misses with a punch to the body.
Leuka wants to land a leg kick but Driver is out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leuka slips under a jab from Driver.
Driver moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Leuka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Leuka tries to clinch there but Driver circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Lasi Leuka will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Leuka displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Driver throws out the jab.
Leuka wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Driver lands with an overhand left.
Driver throws out a loose jab but Leuka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leuka lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Driver circles away quickly and effectively.
Leuka steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Driver.
Driver swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Leuka looks to land a combination. Driver sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Driver avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Leuka is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Driver.
Leuka throws a right and a left that both miss.
Leuka tries to bum rush Driver with a series of wild strikes but Driver uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Driver throws a head kick that misses.
Leuka shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Leuka steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Driver.
Driver misses with a looping left.
Driver takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leuka lands a nice shot that snaps Driver's head back.
Driver lands a head shot.
Leuka uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Driver.
Driver takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Driver stuns Leuka with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Leuka drives through and clinches with Driver against the cage.
Driver's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A punch combination from Leuka misses.
Leuka avoids the body shot from Driver.
Leuka clinches.
Driver tries to pull guard but Leuka forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Leuka trying to stall but Driver improves his position.
Driver breaks from the clinch.
Leuka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Driver paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Leuka cracks Driver with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Leuka throws a predictable looking body shot
and Driver counters with a big head kick but Leuka shrugs it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leuka looks to land a right hand but Driver moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Driver moves out of range of the strikes.
Leuka throws a looping overhand right but Driver ducks down to avoid it.
Leuka connects with a nice looking jab.
Leuka takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Leuka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Leuka misses with a double jab.
Decent striking displayed by Driver there.
Driver throws a lazy right hand but Leuka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Leuka wants to clinch.
Driver misses with a wild body shot.
Driver throws a one two combo.
Leuka misses with a low kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Driver checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leuka scores with a jab to the jaw.
Leuka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Driver was well out of range. Poor timing from Leuka.
Driver fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Leuka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Leuka jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Driver connects with a body shot that sends Leuka's belly button to the back.
Pile Driver has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Driver uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Leuka.
Leuka throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Driver throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Driver throws a front kick that sends Leuka stumbling back into the cage.
Jab, jab by Driver - just one landing.
Leuka shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Driver eats them both and turns towards Leuka to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A clash of legs there as Driver blocks the low kick.
Leuka has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Leuka there as he acknowledges the shot.
Leuka tests Driver's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Driver connects with a single shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leuka throws a series of punches but Driver moves out of range.
Leuka looks to land a combination but Driver avoids it well.
Leuka takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Leuka ducks under a wild hook from Driver.
Lasi Leuka is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Danga de danga de dang - Leuka scores with a four punch combination!
Leuka connects with a body shot that sends Driver's belly button to the back.
Leuka doesn't manage to clinch there - Driver circles away.
Leuka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Driver throws a hook but Leuka blocks it.
Driver thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Driver. Leuka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leuka uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Driver.
Leuka lands a nice shot that snaps Driver's head back.
Driver looks to land a right hand but Leuka moved out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Pile Driver.
Well Leuka has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lasi Leuka!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David Lemieux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gomer Pyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Pyle's choice of entrance music: The Marines' Hymn. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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
36 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, David Lemieux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gomer Pyle!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lemieux jabs at Pyle's body.
Pyle tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lemieux sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Pyle somewhat.
A shot to the liver by Lemieux. Beautiful body shot.
A left lands for Pyle.
Lemieux uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pyle.
Lemieux loads up on a big right hand but Pyle slips the punch.
Pyle ducks under a wild hook from Lemieux.
Pyle shoots in looking for a takedown but Lemieux manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pyle's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Pyle lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lemieux circles away quickly and effectively.
Lemieux drives through and clinches with Pyle against the cage.
Lemieux pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lemieux throws an elbow that misses.
Pyle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lemieux misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short body shot lands from Lemieux as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lemieux misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lemieux lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pyle backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pyle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lemieux displaying some good clinch control by pressing Pyle up against the cage.
Pyle tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lemieux just stands there and leans against the cage.
David Lemieux has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gomer Pyle.
Lemieux tries to throw a body punch but Pyle avoids it by throwing Lemieux back against the cage.
Lemieux tries to work over Pyle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lemieux lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lemieux swings wildly with an uppercut but Pyle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lemieux misses with an elbow over the top.
Lemieux lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lemieux lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pyle backwards.
Lemieux lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pyle backwards.
Lemieux working aggressively here.
Pyle avoids the elbow strike from Lemieux, against the cage.
Pyle lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux swings wildly with an uppercut but Pyle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lemieux pushes off an throws an elbow but Pyle leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lemieux struggles to land a body shot inside as Pyle controls his hands.
Lemieux blocking some punches.
Pyle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lemieux misses with some punches.
Lemieux pushes Pyle back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lemieux misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Pyle is trying to trip Lemieux. He has hold of a leg but Lemieux is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Pyle persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Pyle looking to pass the guard.
Lemieux is pulling down on Pyle's head. It's preventing any offense from Pyle, at least for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pyle throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lemieux looking for a sweep. Not yet Lemieux, not yet.
Pyle lands a couple of digs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pyle working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lemieux is looking to sweep but instead, Pyle has passed into half guard.
Pyle is looking for a kimura here.
Pyle is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lemieux is just riding it out for now. Pyle eventually gives up the hold.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pyle not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Pyle makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lemieux utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pyle postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pyle throwing strikes but missing.
Pyle is working Lemieux over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lemieux is trying to keep Pyle in close.
Pyle throwing strikes but missing.
Pyle throwing strikes from guard but Lemieux blocks nicely.
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 David Lemieux will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Pyle takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lemieux throws a chopping leg kick but Pyle manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lemieux thows a body shot but no joy.
Lemieux throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pyle stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lemieux avoids the body shot from Pyle.
Lemieux rushes Pyle and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pyle swings wildly with an uppercut but Lemieux uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pyle blocks an uppercut.
Lemieux creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pyle's defenses.
Lemieux lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pyle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lemieux doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pyle misses with some punches.
Pyle is trying to pull guard but Lemieux turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Lemieux misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Lemieux.
Lemieux lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pyle or not.
Lemieux blocking some punches.
Lemieux swings wildly with an uppercut but Pyle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lemieux misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lemieux throws an elbow but misses.
Pyle lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lemieux backwards.
Lemieux misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lemieux goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pyle jumps guard but Lemieux stands there with Pyle around his waist. Pyle gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lemieux throws a punch but it's blocked by Pyle.
A head punch on the inside from Lemieux fails to land.
Pyle working aggressively here.
Pyle has Lemieux pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Lemieux manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
David Lemieux has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gomer Pyle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux lands a shot to the body.
Pyle prevents a body shot from Lemieux.
Lemieux scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lemieux tries to work over Pyle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pyle lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pyle prevents a body shot from Lemieux.
Pyle misses with a punch to the body.
David Lemieux has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pyle throws a punch but it's blocked by Lemieux.
Pyle avoiding damage as Lemieux throws knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Pyle.
Lemieux misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lemieux tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pyle's elbow.
Pyle wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pyle avoids a wild elbow strike from Lemieux.
Lemieux misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pyle lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux pushes Pyle back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pyle is struggling to control the position.
Lemieux throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pyle's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lemieux scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pyle digs a good hook to Lemieux's body.
Lemieux moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Lemieux tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pyle was well out of range. Poor timing from Lemieux.
Pyle throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Lemieux tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Pyle is in Lemieux's guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pyle preventing the sweep.
Lemieux pulls Pyle in close to prevent any damage.
Lemieux keeping moving, preventing Pyle from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pyle passes Lemieux's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Pyle missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lemieux controlling the position for now.
Lemieux avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pyle.
Lemieux gets full guard.
Pyle throws a big right hand that misses.
Pyle is fighting to break Lemieux's control of his arms but Lemieux is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pyle works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Pyle is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lemieux keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that David Lemieux will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A lazy left from Pyle finds it's target.
Lemieux throws a hook but Pyle avoids it easily.
Pyle on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Pyle lands with an overhand left.
Lemieux waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pyle.
Lemieux moves into the clinch.
Lemieux working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lemieux creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short left from Pyle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lemieux lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Lemieux fails to land.
Pyle lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pyle presses Lemieux against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pyle has Lemieux pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Pyle pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Lemieux tumbling to the mat - Pyle dives into Lemieux's guard.
Pyle throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemieux pulls Pyle in to control the position.
Pyle slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Lemieux is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Pyle lands some shots froms side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lemieux is not content to let Pyle control the position.
Pyle throws a strike aimed at the side of Lemieux's head but Lemieux avoids it well.
Lemieux is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pyle tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
An elbow from Pyle crashes against the mat.
Lemieux wants to control but Pyle postures up.
Lemieux is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pyle working the head with strikes.
Pyle working the head and body with strikes.
Lemieux is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Pyle's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Pyle is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Pyle is looking for a kimura but Lemieux is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Pyle to get the leverage.
Pyle winds up and cracks Lemieux with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Lemieux is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux has his hands clasped together around Pyle's back. He's all about the action.
Gomer Pyle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lemieux tries to get to full guard but Pyle has control of the leg.
Lemieux trying to control here.
Lemieux gets back to full guard.
Lemieux is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lemieux tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pyle throws a big right hand that misses.
David Lemieux is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lemieux looking for a sweep. Not yet Lemieux, not yet.
Pyle is pushing down on Lemieux's leg trying to pass to half guard. Lemieux is fighting to maintain full guard but Pyle has managed to sneak the leg through.
Pyle lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Pyle throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pyle is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Lemieux is looking for a sweep. Pyle is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pyle throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Lemieux to regain full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gomer Pyle comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lemieux 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... David Lemieux!
A very excited looking David Lemieux made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ilkka Laitinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Humberto Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laitinen comes to the cage accompanied by AC/DC - Thunderstruck. Cruz comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Deja Vu kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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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
36 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ilkka Laitinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 13 - 5, fighting out of London, Humberto Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cruz throws a shot to the body.
Laitinen leaves Cruz with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Cruz shoots in and gets a takedown into Laitinen's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Laitinen looking to control.
Laitinen is looking to stand back up but Cruz counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Laitinen.
Cruz controlling the action here.
Cruz is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Laitinen has managed to free his arm - good work.
Laitinen is looking to improve his position.
Cruz is thwarting Laitinen's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laitinen is refusing to be controlled, as Cruz sits in half guard.
Laitinen is looking to escape.
Laitinen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cruz is working away from the top position though.
Cruz content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Cruz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cruz fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Laitinen avoids it really well and circles away.
Humberto Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cruz avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz avoids the body shot from Laitinen.
Cruz drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Laitinen takes one to the side of the head.
Laitinen throws a push kick but Cruz slaps the foot to one side.
Laitinen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Laitinen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cruz.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laitinen misses with a low kick.
Ilkka Laitinen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cruz misses with a low kick.
Cruz fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Laitinen to the ground. Cruz is now in Laitinen's guard.
Laitinen 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.
Laitinen is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laitinen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Laitinen is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Cruz lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cruz tries to pull guard but Laitinen forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Ilkka Laitinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Humberto Cruz.
Laitinen tries a body shot but Cruz blocks it.
Cruz fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Cruz is trying to pull guard but Laitinen turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Cruz misses with a body punch.
Laitinen gets through Cruz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cruz gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Cruz tries to pass to full mount but Laitinen defends it.
Cruz is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laitinen works his way to full guard. Good work.
Laitinen is wriggling around but Cruz manages to pass to half guard.
Cruz wants to free his trapped foot but Laitinen is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Cruz is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cruz wants to control but Laitinen is keeping him busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Laitinen is looking for a sweep. Cruz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Humberto Cruz dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cruz uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Laitinen misses with a few strikes there.
Cruz motions for Laitinen to come forward. Cruz throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cruz throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cruz cracks Laitinen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cruz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Laitinen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cruz fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Laitinen is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cruz. Laitinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Decent striking displayed by Cruz there.
Laitinen lands a nice hook to Cruz's body. Cruz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Laitinen throws a lazy right hand but Cruz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Laitinen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cruz finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Laitinen.
Cruz is looking to score with low kicks.
Cruz dips to his left and cracks Laitinen with an uppercut!
Laitinen misses with a body shot.
Laitinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Cruz looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Laitinen!
Laitinen struggling a bit here.
Laitinen regains half guard.
Laitinen wants to get back to full guard.
Cruz missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Laitinen trying to hold on to Cruz's head to control him but Cruz postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz is looking to stall here but Laitinen recovers full guard.
Cruz wants to control from the top but Laitinen keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laitinen controlling the position.
Cruz advances position into side control!
Laitinen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cruz in side control, throwing shots but Laitinen defends.
Laitinen pushes Cruz away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Cruz gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Cruz tries for a kimura but Laitinen is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laitinen is trying to control Cruz's posture but Cruz avoids it.
Cruz trying to control the position but Laitinen is working away.
You can see the frustration on Laitinen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Laitinen is looking for a sweep.
Laitinen prevents Cruz from moving into mount.
Cruz is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Laitinen is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Laitinen is letting Cruz control him for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laitinen is trying to get back to half guard.
Laitinen sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Laitinen wants to control but Cruz is keeping busy.
Laitinen wants to improve his position but Cruz is controlling well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cruz is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Laitinen sees it coming and defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cruz stops Laitinen from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Humberto Cruz will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
A looping hook to the body misses from Laitinen. Cruz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Laitinen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cruz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Laitinen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Laitinen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cruz walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Laitinen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Laitinen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cruz scores with a jab to the jaw.
Laitinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cruz was well out of range. Poor timing from Laitinen.
Humberto Cruz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A low kick from Cruz is predictable there
and Laitinen counters with an inside leg kick.
Cruz scores with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Laitinen.
Cruz pushes Laitinen away with a front kick.
Cruz checks a low kick from Laitinen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laitinen thows a body shot but no joy.
Laitinen scoring well with a low kick there.
Laitinen throws a front kick aimed at Cruz's knee but Cruz avoids it well.
Laitinen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cruz's hands.
Laitinen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cruz looks to score with a jab to the body but Laitinen is just out of range.
Laitinen misses with a body shot.
Laitinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Cruz is just out of range.
Cruz shoots in for a double leg but Laitinen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Cruz swings for the body but Laitinen moves out of range.
Cruz throws a head kick that half lands.
Laitinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ilkka Laitinen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Laitinen is looking to wear down Cruz with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laitinen throws a series of punches but Cruz moves out of range.
Laitinen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cruz.
Laitinen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cruz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Laitinen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Cruz walks into a straight right hand from Laitinen.
A low kick from Laitinen is predictable there
and Cruz counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Cruz.
Cruz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Laitinen is keeping the position for now.
Cruz throws an elbow that misses. Laitinen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cruz's guard. Nice move by Laitinen!
Cruz throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Cruz wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Laitinen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cruz keeping moving, preventing Laitinen from controlling successfully.
Cruz looking for a guillotine here but Laitinen defends easily.
Cruz keeping moving, preventing Laitinen from controlling successfully.
Humberto Cruz is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cruz looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Cruz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Laitinen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz has control of Laitinen's left arm, preventing Laitinen from doing any damage.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A good leg kick by Cruz.
Laitinen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Laitinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Cruz is just out of range.
Laitinen jabs Cruz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cruz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
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!
Laitinen checks a low kick from Cruz.
Cruz connects with a right hand. Laitinen shakes it off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Laitinen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Laitinen misses with a low kick as Cruz jumps back.
Cruz tests Laitinen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Humberto Cruz.
I've got Cruz 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Humberto Cruz!
Our winner, Humberto Cruz, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kaarlo Vihtala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunnar Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vihtala comes to the cage accompanied by Pohjois-Karjala. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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22 - 11 - 2 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaarlo Vihtala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gunnar Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vihtala throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vihtala ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nelson moves away.
Vihtala takes a swing at Nelson's ribcage but misses.
Vihtala's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Nelson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Vihtala scrambles back to his feet.
It looks like Kaarlo Vihtala has been cut.
A swing and a miss from Vihtala.
Nelson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nelson throws a head kick that misses.
Nelson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Vihtala counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Gunnar Nelson has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vihtala is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nelson.
Nice shot lands for Vihtala.
Vihtala walks into a jab.
Nelson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vihtala manages to avoid it.
Vihtala lands with a thumping leg kick.
Vihtala's corner calls for a 1-2. Vihtala obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vihtala misses with a hook.
Nelson blocks the body kick.
Vihtala thows a body shot but no joy.
Nelson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vihtala throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nelson on the side of the head.
That has opened up Gunnar Nelson's cut even more.
Vihtala misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Nelson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Nelson stopping the sweep attempt from Vihtala.
Nelson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Nelson working the ground and pound.
Nelson tries to move to full mount but Vihtala actually manages to regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nelson is thwarting Vihtala's attempts to control the position.
Nelson wants to take a breather but Vihtala is having none of it.
Vihtala tries to roll over but Nelson keeps him under control.
Nelson thows a huge punch but Vihtala dodges it nicely.
Vihtala is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Nelson pulls his head out easily.
Nelson prevents Vihtala from improving his position.
Vihtala is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Nelson scores with a couple of nice shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nelson with the ground and pound but Vihtala uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson tries to free his leg and advance position but Vihtala is retaining full guard.
Vihtala looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Nelson passes into half guard.
Vihtala regains full guard. Nicely done.
Vihtala utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nelson looking to sit in guard and control but Vihtala gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Nelson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Vihtala lands a couple of digs.
Vihtala looking to sit in guard and control but Nelson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Vihtala looking for a sweep. Not yet Vihtala, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vihtala keeping moving, preventing Nelson from controlling successfully.
Vihtala utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nelson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Vihtala has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Nelson has passed into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nelson looking to control but instead Vihtala has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Nelson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Vihtala looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nelson controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gunnar Nelson will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nelson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vihtala throws out a leg kick but Nelson moves out of range and Vihtala only half commits.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nelson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kaarlo Vihtala is winning the standup battle so far.
Nelson walks into a straight right hand from Vihtala.
Vihtala misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vihtala just misses with a punch to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nelson.
Vihtala looks to land a combination but Nelson avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vihtala looks to land a right hand but Nelson moved out of range.
Nelson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nelson throws a nice inside leg kick.
A cross from Nelson lands.
Vihtala jabs Nelson right on the nose. Nelson blinks but takes it well.
Nelson doesn't manage to clinch there - Vihtala circles away.
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!
Nelson swings for the body but Vihtala moves out of range.
Nelson misses with a series of wild punches.
Vihtala takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nelson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Vihtala, right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kaarlo Vihtala's cut is getting worse.
Vihtala misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vihtala ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vihtala is looking to clinch.
Vihtala misses with a body punch
and Nelson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Vihtala's guard now.
Vihtala has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nelson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Nelson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Gunnar Nelson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nelson preventing the sweep.
Nelson is fighting to break Vihtala's control of his arms but Vihtala is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson won't allow Vihtala to sweep him here.
Nelson trying to control but Vihtala is working from the bottom.
Vihtala is looking for a triangle but Nelson pushes his legs off easily.
Nelson looking to sit in guard and control but Vihtala gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Vihtala preventing the sweep.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Nelson. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Vihtala is in close to Nelson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The cut above Gunnar Nelson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Nelson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vihtala is one step ahead there.
Vihtala trying to control but Nelson is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Nelson is on top in guard.
Vihtala working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nelson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Nelson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Vihtala is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Nelson throws a big right hand that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nelson landing with the ground and pound.
Nelson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Nelson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nelson throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gunnar Nelson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Vihtala misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nelson.
A low kick from Vihtala is predictable there
and Nelson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Nelson.
Vihtala is trying to control the position but Nelson postures up.
Nelson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Nelson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vihtala swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nelson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vihtala looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Nelson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Vihtala working for a triangle but Nelson defends it easily.
Nelson throwing strikes from guard but Vihtala blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Vihtala takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Nelson wants to control but Vihtala is keeping him busy.
Vihtala takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Nelson in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Nelson lands an elbow.
Vihtala is rocked!
Nelson remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Oh Vihtala is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nelson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson trying to control the action but Vihtala is working from the bottom.
Vihtala seems to have got his legs back now.
Kaarlo Vihtala has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sloppy strikes there by Nelson.
Nelson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Vihtala is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson working the ground and pound.
Kaarlo Vihtala's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Nelson lands an elbow.
Jeez, Kaarlo Vihtala's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Nelson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Vihtala some visible discomfort.
Nelson throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Vihtala is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Nelson has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Nelson lands a few punches from side control.
Vihtala is trying to get back to half guard.
Nelson lands a big left to the face of Vihtala, bouncing his head like a basketball. Another shot from Nelson and another - Vihtala is out! Nelson stands up and salutes his fans, who are going crazy in the stands.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Gunnar Nelson!
An out of breath Gunnar Nelson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ossi Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hjalmar Soderberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jokinen kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Prodigy - Omen. Hjalmar Soderberg has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
44 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Ossi Jokinen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hjalmar Soderberg!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soderberg misses with a takedown attempt - Jokinen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jokinen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Soderberg fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Soderberg on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Jokinen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jokinen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jokinen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jokinen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jokinen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jokinen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Soderberg's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Soderberg defending well as Jokinen loads up on a big left hand.
Jokinen misses with a hook
and Soderberg counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Jokinen pulls Soderberg in close to his closed guard and prevents Soderberg from doing any damage or advancing position.
Jokinen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Soderberg manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jokinen looking to pass the guard.
Soderberg is trying to control the position but Jokinen postures up.
Jokinen won't allow Soderberg to sweep him here.
Soderberg is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Soderberg wants to hit a switch here but Jokinen passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Soderberg there!
Jokinen takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soderberg is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jokinen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Soderberg is looking to escape.
Soderberg is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soderberg is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jokinen controlling his opponent.
Soderberg is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jokinen controlling the pace for now.
Soderberg regains half guard.
Soderberg is trying to maintain the position but Jokinen is very close to passing his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ossi Jokinen wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Jokinen throws a leg kick
and Soderberg counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Soderberg is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jokinen defends it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Soderberg is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Jokinen still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Jokinen has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Jokinen controlling the position.
Jokinen's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Soderberg tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ossi Jokinen dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Soderberg throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Soderberg dives in and grabs Jokinen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jokinen pushes down on Soderberg's head and hops out.
Soderberg lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jokinen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jokinen misses the shot to the body.
Soderberg shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jokinen misses with a low kick.
Soderberg fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jokinen misses the body punch
and Soderberg counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Soderberg content to stall in guard here.
Soderberg stops Jokinen from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soderberg trying to control the position from guard on top but Jokinen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Soderberg with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jokinen wants to sweep but no luck.
Jokinen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Soderberg.
Jokinen lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Soderberg!
Hjalmar Soderberg has got the better of the ground game so far.
Soderberg tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jokinen content just to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jokinen avoids the attempt from Soderberg to control.
Soderberg is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jokinen sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen avoids the attempt from Soderberg to control.
Jokinen controlling the position easily from mount.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ossi Jokinen wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Jokinen throws a poor cross that misses
and Soderberg counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Soderberg seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jokinen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Soderberg wants to work for an arm triangle but Jokinen is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Soderberg lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Soderberg is just content to waste time from the top position. Jokinen takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jokinen keeping full guard, as Soderberg tries to pass.
Soderberg trying to control but Jokinen is working from the bottom.
Soderberg in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Soderberg won't allow Jokinen to get back to his feet.
Soderberg in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Soderberg trying to control but Jokinen is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hjalmar Soderberg showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Jokinen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Soderberg counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Soderberg postures up in Jokinen's guard and throws a big left but Jokinen blocks it.
Soderberg wants to pass the guard but Jokinen is keeping the position.
Soderberg postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Soderberg controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Soderberg preventing the sweep.
Soderberg trying to control but Jokinen is working from the bottom.
Soderberg tries to free his leg and advance position but Jokinen is retaining full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soderberg postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jokinen wriggles free and stands up.
Good work by Soderberg as he checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen misses with an uppercut
and Soderberg counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Soderberg working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jokinen trying to control the position.
Jokinen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Soderberg loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Soderberg trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jokinen wants to sweep but no luck.
Soderberg throwing strikes from guard but Jokinen blocks nicely.
Soderberg distracts Jokinen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Soderberg lands a couple of digs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Jokinen holds on and takes a little breather.
Soderberg throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Soderberg accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jokinen keeping full guard, as Soderberg tries to pass.
Soderberg has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Soderberg in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jokinen being controlled here, momentarily.
Jokinen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Soderberg throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jokinen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soderberg preventing the sweep.
Soderberg wants to control from the top but Jokinen keeps moving.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A telegraphed right hand from Jokinen misses the target.
Soderberg checks a leg kick nicely.
Soderberg cracks Jokinen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jokinen throws a leg kick
and Soderberg counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Soderberg postures up and lands a big shot to Jokinen's brow.
Soderberg pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jokinen is keeping the position for now.
Soderberg seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Soderberg with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen controlling Soderberg's posture.
Jokinen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Soderberg.
Soderberg working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Soderberg trying to control but Jokinen is working from the bottom.
Soderberg landing with the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jokinen is on top in guard.
Soderberg is trying to keep Jokinen in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hjalmar Soderberg really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jokinen lands with an overhand left.
Jokinen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Soderberg blocks a low kick nicely.
A bone on bone clash there as Soderberg blocks the leg kick.
Jokinen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Soderberg punishes Jokinen's body with a nice straight punch.
Ossi Jokinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jokinen misses with a body shot.
Jokinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jokinen misses with a looping right.
Jokinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Soderberg manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Jokinen.
Jokinen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Soderberg connects with an inside leg kick.
Ossi Jokinen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Soderberg misses with a looping right.
Jokinen scoring well with a low kick there.
Soderberg moves out of range as Jokinen strikes.
Jokinen throws a looping overhand right but Soderberg ducks down to avoid it.
Soderberg on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jokinen. Jokinen obviously looking to wear him down.
Jokinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Soderberg manages to avoid it.
Jokinen throws a leg kick
and Soderberg counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Soderberg throws a big right hand that misses.
Soderberg in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Soderberg looking to sit in guard and control but Jokinen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soderberg manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soderberg dominating with strikes here.
Soderberg with shots to the head and body - Jokinen looks very uncomfortable down there.
Jokinen avoids a series of strikes thrown by Soderberg.
Soderberg throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Soderberg tries to control but Jokinen wriggling away.
Jokinen is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Soderberg punching from mount but Jokinen doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soderberg lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Jokinen is looking to get to half guard.
Soderberg lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Jokinen tries to lock up and control but Soderberg gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Soderberg with shots to the head and body - Jokinen looks very uncomfortable down there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Soderberg thowing shots but they're missing.
Soderberg has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Jokinen is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hjalmar Soderberg!
Hjalmar Soderberg is the new light heavyweight champion!
An intense looking Hjalmar Soderberg took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'It's been an honor fighting such a legend and veteran in the game, Ossi. But time to pass the torch. Back in 2010, you stole the title twice from my team mate Felix Tilthammer and he's been bitter ever since.. so this beating tonight, it was for him!'.
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