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HERO Kamppi Chaos 5 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stig Swanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bong Ki Duk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Swanson comes to the cage accompanied by Chael Sonnen lowlights. Ki Duk is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by north korea's national anthem. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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278 lbs
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260 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stig Swanson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bong Ki Duk!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swanson just misses with a punch to the body.
Ki Duk takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ki Duk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Swanson.
Swanson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ki Duk swivels and escapes.
Swanson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ki Duk.
Ki Duk moves in looking to clinch but Swanson pushes him off.
Bong Ki Duk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Swanson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Swanson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ki Duk as he jumps to the side.
Swanson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stig Swanson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ki Duk thows a body kick. Swanson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Ki Duk throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Stig Swanson has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ki Duk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Swanson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Swanson throws out a loose jab but Ki Duk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ki Duk throws a head kick that half lands.
Ki Duk throws a head kick that misses.
Swanson throws a body punch but Ki Duk moves out of range.
Ki Duk thumps Swanson with a low kick.
Swanson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ki Duk lands a big head kick that sends Swanson tumbling to the mat! Ki Duk takes a step backwards and waves Swanson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Ki Duk throws a head kick that misses.
Ki Duk displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Swanson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ki Duk ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ki Duk throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Swanson misses with an uppercut. Ki Duk saw that one coming.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Swanson forces Ki Duk back against the cage and clinches.
Swanson has Ki Duk pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ki Duk manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ki Duk tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Swanson avoids it.
Ki Duk is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Swanson is keeping busy.
Swanson is looking to take this one to the mat.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Swanson. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Ki Duk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ki Duk throws a punch but it's blocked by Swanson.
Swanson is working for takedown but Ki Duk is calmly controlling the position for now.
Stalling in the clinch from Ki Duk.
Swanson blocking some punches.
Swanson blocks an uppercut.
Ki Duk pushes Swanson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swanson is looking for a takedown.
Swanson takes an elbow to the temple.
Stig Swanson's cut is getting worse.
Ki Duk swings wildly with an uppercut but Swanson uses good head movement to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ki Duk struggles to land a body shot inside as Swanson controls his hands.
Ki Duk dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Ki Duk lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ki Duk can't find room to land a body shot as Swanson controls the action.
Ki Duk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ki Duk stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Swanson is breathing heavily.
Ki Duk taking a breather.
Ki Duk lands with a right to the head.
Ki Duk lands a knee to the body.
Ki Duk dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A short right from Ki Duk.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ki Duk slows down the pace here.
Swanson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ki Duk gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ki Duk misses with a body punch.
Swanson takes a shot to the head.
Stig Swanson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A head punch on the inside from Ki Duk fails to land.
Ki Duk scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ki Duk lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A right hand to the body from Ki Duk.
Ki Duk is stalling here.
Ki Duk is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ki Duk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ki Duk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Swanson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ki Duk fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ki Duk defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Swanson.
Ki Duk looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ki Duk misses with a wild combination.
Ki Duk moves into the clinch.
Ki Duk taking a breather.
Ki Duk lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Swanson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ki Duk is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ki Duk leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ki Duk 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.
Bong Ki Duk dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stig Swanson's cut.
That's time! Swanson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Swanson keeps the fight on the outside.
Ki Duk tries to clinch up.
Ki Duk tries a head kick but it misses.
Swanson blocks a head kick by Ki Duk.
Ki Duk clinches up against the cage.
Ki Duk lands a nice shot to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Ki Duk.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Swanson letting Ki Duk take a breather here.
Ki Duk tries a knee to the head but Swanson blocks it.
Swanson tightens his grip and picks Ki Duk up, before dumping him to the ground. Ki Duk manages to land in guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Ki Duk is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ki Duk can do anything to dispel that myth.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swanson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ki Duk keeping moving, preventing Swanson from controlling successfully.
Swanson won't allow Ki Duk to get back to his feet.
Swanson throws a strike but Ki Duk rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ki Duk has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Swanson is proving hard to escape from.
Swanson controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ki Duk tries to free his leg and advance position but Swanson is retaining full guard.
Ki Duk trying to control the position from guard on top but Swanson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ki Duk is looking to stand up but Swanson won't let him.
Swanson is trying to control the position but Ki Duk postures up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ki Duk fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ki Duk fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ki Duk goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Swanson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ki Duk lands with a kick to the temple. Swanson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ki Duk is looking to slow Swanson down with leg kicks.
Ki Duk throws a body punch but Swanson moves out of range.
Swanson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Both fighters circling a little - Ki Duk finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bong Ki Duk seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ki Duk throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ki Duk lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Swanson circles away quickly and effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Swanson.
Ki Duk misses with a wild body shot.
Ki Duk tries to clinch up but Swanson circles away and keeps his distance.
Swanson shoots in for a takedown but Ki Duk shows good takedown defense.
Bong Ki Duk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ki Duk stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stig Swanson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some wild striking there from Ki Duk.
Swanson just misses with a punch to the body.
Swanson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ki Duk gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ki Duk can't find room to land a body shot as Swanson controls the action.
Ki Duk lands a right hand.
Jeez, Stig Swanson's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Ki Duk lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ki Duk scores with a shot to the side of Swanson's head.
Swanson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ki Duk with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ki Duk throws a punch but it's blocked by Swanson.
Ki Duk working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ki Duk throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ki Duk lands a right hand.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Stig Swanson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Bong Ki Duk!
An intense looking Bong Ki Duk took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'all hail president kim il-sung, our father, kim jong-il, and supreme leader kim jong-un. '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Torrez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dougie Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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200 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Eddie Torrez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dougie Silva!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torrez lands a big right hand that sends Silva crashing to the mat! Torrez stays standing though and waves Silva back to his feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Torrez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silva moves into range and clinches up with Torrez.
Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva throws a head kick but Torrez moves out of range.
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva looks to land a body kick but Torrez moved away.
Torrez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Silva is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Torrez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Silva.
Silva wants to clinch.
Torrez throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Torrez throws a shot to the body.
Torrez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Torrez misses the shot to the body.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A swing and a miss from Torrez.
A looping hook to the body misses from Torrez. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Torrez looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Torrez looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.
Silva is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Torrez.
Silva is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Torrez looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Torrez finish him?
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big right from Torrez misses.
Silva seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torrez on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Torrez gets tackled into the cage by Silva. Silva maintains the clinch.
Torrez leaning his opponent against the cage.
Silva breaks from the clinch.
Torrez slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Torrez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Torrez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Silva looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Silva goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Torrez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Torrez throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Silva, right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torrez scores with a jab to the body.
Silva delivers a nice body kick.
Torrez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Torrez.
Silva throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Torrez is breathing heavily.
Torrez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Silva.
Silva fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Torrez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Torrez throws a right hand that misses
and Silva finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Crunch! Silva slams his shin into Torrez's torso.
Silva thuds his shin into the meat of Torrez's side.
Silva lands a big head kick that sends Torrez tumbling to the mat! Silva takes a step backwards and waves Torrez back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Eddie Torrez has been cut.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva thows a body kick. Torrez tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torrez blocks a head kick by Silva.
Torrez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Torrez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Torrez takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Silva tries to bum rush Torrez with a series of wild strikes but Torrez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva clinches up against the cage.
Torrez taking a breather.
Silva breaks from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters circling - Torrez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Torrez avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva lands a nice looking body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dougie Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eddie Torrez's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Torrez lands a jab to Silva's midsection.
Torrez misses with a straight right.
Silva misses with a looping right.
Silva lands a front kick.
Silva walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Torrez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Silva in his tracks.
Nice jab there from Torrez.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A head kick misses from Silva.
That kick from Silva tenderised Torrez's leg. Torrez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dougie Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dougie Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Torrez throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torrez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Torrez blocks a head kick by Silva.
Silva throws a push kick but Torrez slaps the foot to one side.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Torrez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
An inside leg kick lands from Silva.
Torrez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Torrez punishes Silva's body with a nice straight punch.
Torrez tries to score with a low kick but Silva moves his leg out of the way.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Torrez lands with a straight right. Silva didn't see that one coming.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Torrez moves out of range easily.
Silva paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Some wild striking there from Torrez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva looks to land a body kick but Torrez moved away.
Silva tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Torrez is able to avoid easily.
Torrez misses with a body shot.
Oooooh!!! Torrez has knocked Silva down with a huge combo! Torrez steps away and waves a wobbly Silva back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Torrez throws a poor cross that misses
and Silva counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Torrez avoids the head kick by Silva.
Torrez steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Silva. That one must have hurt.
Silva misses the jab.
Silva clinches.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Torrez has him pressed against the cage.
Torrez wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Silva.
Torrez thows a body shot but no joy.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva throws a body kick that misses.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Torrez.
Silva throws a half hearted mid kick.
Silva scores with a leg kick.
Silva throws a nice head kick!
Torrez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silva.
Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Torrez. That did some damage!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva is looking to slow Torrez down with leg kicks.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torrez tests Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Silva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Torrez. That did some damage!
Torrez connects with a right hand. Silva shakes it off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Torrez. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Torrez.
Silva throws a head kick that Torrez semi-blocks.
Silva throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Torrez.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Torrez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Silva counters with a thumping low kick.
Silva goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Torrez misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dougie Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Eddie Torrez'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!
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Torrez.
Silva throws a head kick but Torrez moves out of range.
Torrez connects with a good right hand that stumbles Silva. Silva circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A head kick from Silva lands but Torrez takes it in his stride.
Silva delivers a nice body kick.
Torrez scores with a jab to the head.
Torrez lands a body shot.
Torrez scores with a sloppy right hand. Silva should have avoided that one.
Torrez lands a jab to Silva's midsection.
Silva keeps Torrez at a distance using the push kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Torrez avoids the head kick by Silva.
Torrez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Silvas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Torrez walks forward, straight into a front kick from Silva.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva connects with a high kick.
Silva has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Torrez finds it's way round the side to connect with Silva's head.
Silva throws a nice inside leg kick.
Torrez swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Silva with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Silva goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Silva pushes Torrez up against the cage in a clinch.
Torrez working hard to break the clinch.
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Torrez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Torrez with a hook.
Silva tries a low kick but Torrez avoids it.
Silva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torrez looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Silva throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Torrez lands with a good body shot.
Torrez misses with a straight left.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Silva connects with a high kick.
Torrez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Torrez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Silva stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Eddie Torrez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Torrez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Torrez punishes Silva's body with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva avoids the body shot from Torrez.
Silva throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Torrez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Torrez keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Silva takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Torrez. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The fighters circling - Torrez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
An inside leg kick from Silva misses.
Torrez scores with a jab. Silva acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Silva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Silva has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Silva with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torrez misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Silva counters with a slapping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva misses with a body kick.
Dougie Silva is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Silva bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Silva on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Torrez misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Torrez's head.
Torrez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Silva counters with an outside leg kick.
Torrez misses with the combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Torrez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Torrez.
Silva throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Silva throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dougie Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Silva 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dougie Silva!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between King Kenny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Brandao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kenny might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Johnny Cash - Ring of Fire. Brandao is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The White Stripes - Seven Nation Army. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, King Kenny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marcus Brandao!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brandao throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brandao lands a head shot.
Kenny lands a nice looking kick to the body. Brandao takes a step back to recover.
Brandao pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brandao has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Brandao there as he acknowledges the shot.
It looks like Marcus Brandao has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Brandao throws a good cross that connects.
Kenny throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brandao throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Marcus Brandao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brandao throws a combination that misses
and Kenny counters with a shoot takedown. Brandao fights it but they end up in guard.
Brandao tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kenny trying to control but Brandao is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kenny advances position into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenny in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Kenny throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Kenny tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kenny has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Brandao tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kenny wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenny working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Brandao managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Kenny.
Kenny creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Kenny working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Kenny is looking to take a break and control but Brandao is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kenny lands a decent elbow from side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brandao is trying to improve his position.
Brandao really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kenny. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The strikes coming from Kenny are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandao defending against the ground and pound.
Brandao is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Kenny landing a few strikes.
Kenny throws an elbow but Brandao slips to the side and avoids it well.
Kenny working away.
Kenny trying to control the action but Brandao is working from the bottom.
Brandao is trying to improve his position.
Kenny is putting a hurting on Brandao here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenny is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Brandao will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Kenny cracks Brandao with a big elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kenny in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Brandao looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Kenny turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). King Kenny!
A very excited looking King Kenny 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Charles Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teemu Yumma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cooper comes to the cage accompanied by s.mouse - slap my elbow. Yumma has chosen Poison as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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182 lbs
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179 lbs
12 - 8 - 0 |
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Great elbows
Granite chin |
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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
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charles Cooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Teemu Yumma!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yumma misses with a double jab.
Cooper fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Yumma, pushing him back against the cage.
Cooper throws an elbow but it misses.
Cooper lands an elbow that stopped Yumma in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Teemu Yumma has been cut.
Good body shot from Yumma.
Cooper lands an elbow that stopped Yumma in his tracks for a moment.
Cooper looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Yumma throws a head punch that misses.
Yumma lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Yumma lands with a left to the head.
Cooper lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cooper lands an elbow just above Yumma 's eye.
That has opened up Teemu Yumma's cut even more.
Yumma tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cooper's elbow.
Yumma looking to slow down the pace here.
Cooper's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cooper lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yumma scores with a shot to the side of Cooper's head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Yumma is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Cooper lands an elbow inside.
Yumma is trying to maintain a safe position but Cooper gets an underhook and turns Yumma into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yumma scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Yumma lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cooper lands a nice elbow.
Yumma throws a punch but it's blocked by Cooper.
Cooper lands an elbow inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cooper just misses with a elbow thrown towards Yumma's brow.
Yumma avoids a wild elbow strike from Cooper.
Cooper throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cooper lands an elbow that stopped Yumma in his tracks for a moment.
The cut above Teemu Yumma's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Yumma goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yumma lands a left hand.
Yumma lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yumma goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yumma working aggressively here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cooper as Yumma tries to tie him up.
Cooper gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cooper is looking to control Yumma's arms but Yumma gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cooper has his back to the cage.
Nice elbow from Cooper.
Yumma lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cooper backwards.
Cooper comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Teemu Yumma's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper blocking some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cooper throws a knee to the head but misses.
Still in the clinch, Cooper scores with a nice short uppercut.
Yumma is looking to control Cooper's arms but Cooper gets an underhook and turns him. Now Yumma has his back to the cage.
Cooper prevents a body shot from Yumma.
Cooper lands a nice elbow.
Yumma looking to stall.
Cooper stalling.
Yumma dodges an elbow strike from Cooper.
The referee calls for Yumma to work.
Yumma lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Yumma letting Cooper take a breather here.
Yumma lands a right hand.
Yumma blocks an elbow strike.
Cooper creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Yumma lands with a left to the head.
Yumma misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cooper.
Yumma has a couple of punches blocked by Cooper.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Come on Yumma - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Yumma scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yumma.
Yumma takes an elbow to the forehead.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Teemu Yumma's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Charles Cooper!
Charles Cooper decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Bryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Osmo Keinänen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bryan comes to the cage accompanied by Flight of the Valkyries. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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203 lbs
7 - 7 - 0 |
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190 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Daniel Bryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Osmo Keinänen!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A right-left combo lands from Keinänen.
Keinänen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bryan. That did some damage!
Keinänen checks a leg kick nicely.
Keinänen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bryan.
Keinänen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Keinänen thumps Bryan with a low kick.
Keinänen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bryan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Keinänen is able to avoid easily.
Bryan throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Osmo Keinänen has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bryan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Keinänen counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Bryan!
Keinänen controls the position from side control.
Keinänen tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Keinänen has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Keinänen is looking to take a break and control but Bryan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bryan stops Keinänen from passing to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keinänen swings around for an armbar but Bryan sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Keinänen's guard.
Bryan advances position into side control!
Sloppy strikes there by Bryan.
Keinänen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bryan has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Keinänen!
Keinänen gets back to half guard.
Bryan seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Keinänen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Keinänen actively working from the bottom here.
Bryan is keen to just control but Keinänen is a slippery customer.
Bryan frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Keinänen really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryan trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bryan is really struggling to control Keinänen but he's trying to hold on to the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Keinänen can't escape the position.
Bryan landing shots from mount.
Keinänen tries to hold on but Bryan pushes him away.
Bryan connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Bryan sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Keinänen is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keinänen is squirming around, avoiding Bryan's attempts to control the action.
Bryan sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bryan fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Bryan controlling the position easily from mount.
Keinänen is looking to improve his position but Bryan isn't that keen on the idea.
Bryan can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Keinänen is looking to escape.
Bryan has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bryan content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryan trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Daniel Bryan has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Keinänen lands a leg kick that knocks Bryan off balance momentarily.
Bryan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bryan walks into a straight right hand from Keinänen.
Bryan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Keinänen. Keinänen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Daniel Bryan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Keinänen gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Bryan gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Keinänen is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Bryan!
In his post fight interview, Daniel Bryan gave a big smile as he said 'YES! YES! YES!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Funny Jobber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonny Jamison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jamison is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bangarang. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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26
162 lbs
11 - 9 - 1 |
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165 lbs
2 - 6 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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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
11 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Funny Jobber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jonny Jamison!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jamison looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jamison thuds a left hand into Jobber's body.
Jamison throws a jab but it's blocked by Jobber.
Jobber misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jobber does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Jamison scores with a one two! Jobber had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jamison throws a nice looking combination but Jobber bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jamison throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jamison misses with a few strikes there.
Jamison blocks a low kick nicely.
Jamison tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jobber swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jamison doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jobber counters with a straight right hand.
Jobber takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jamison jabs at Jobber's body.
Jamison swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Jamison.
Jamison tries to clinch but Jobber moves out of range.
Jamison connects with a body shot that sends Jobber's belly button to the back.
Jonny Jamison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jamison scores with a kick to the midsection.
Jamison misses with the combination.
Jamison comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jamison misses with a combination
and Jobber counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jamison misses with a series of wild punches.
Jamison is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jobber rather than just go for the knockout.
Jamison misses the shot to the body.
Jobber keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jobber looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Jobber with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jobber is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jobber stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jamison swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Funny Jobber.
Jamison tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jamison tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jobber was well out of range. Poor timing from Jamison.
Jamison rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jobber moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jobber is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Jamison's half guard.
Jobber looking for a submission but Jamison manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Jamison is looking to stand back up but Jobber counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Jamison.
Jobber controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jamison wants to get back to full guard.
Jobber looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Jamison wants to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jobber slows the pace down in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jonny Jamison will probably get the nod.
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.
Jamison lands with a good body shot.
A jab lands there for Jamison.
Jonny Jamison is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jamison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jobber manages to avoid it.
Jamison scores with a nice head shot.
Jamison thumps Jobber with a low kick.
Jamison misses with a double jab
and Jobber counters with a takedown into side control.
Jobber working away.
Jamison tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
I would not like to be Jamison right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jobber is hanging on to Jamison's back as he tries to escape.
Jobber has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Jamison! Can he survive? No! He's out! Jobber gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Funny Jobber!
In his post fight interview, Funny Jobber started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Garrett Bukovsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryo Hazuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bukovsky comes to the cage accompanied by Grubson feat. donGURALesko - Moc. Hazuki has chosen Gaff's Eulogy by Andrew Bayer as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Ryo Hazuki enters the cage!
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182 lbs
6 - 7 - 0 |
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185 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Garrett Bukovsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryo Hazuki!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hazuki throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bukovsky counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hazuki misses with a double jab.
Bukovsky scores with a nice right hand.
Bukovsky bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hazuki's head.
Hazuki throws a sloppy head kick and Bukovsky moves out of range easily.
Hazuki misses with a looping right.
Hazuki missing with a left hand there. Bukovsky was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hazuki swings widly with a right hand
and Bukovsky counters with an inside leg kick.
Bukovsky swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hazuki connects with a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Hazuki misses the target.
Bukovsky works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bukovsky ducks under a wild hook from Hazuki.
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!
Bukovsky throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bukovsky loads up on a big right hand but Hazuki slips the punch.
Hazuki throws a lazy uppercut
and Bukovsky makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bukovsky lands with a cross.
Bukovsky throws a leg kick but Hazuki sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hazuki throws a shot from downtown. Bukovsky moves away and avoids it.
Bukovsky ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bukovsky stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
It looks like Ryo Hazuki has been cut.
Bukovsky staying out of range there.
Bukovsky scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hazuki is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab lands there for Hazuki.
Hazuki is still on wobbly legs! Can Bukovsky finish him?
Hazuki misses with a head kick.
Hazuki throws a jab when Bukovsky was well out of range.
A cross from Bukovsky lands.
Hazuki looks to land a right hand but Bukovsky moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Hazuki misses.
Bukovsky connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Hazuki out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Garrett Bukovsky!
Garrett Bukovsky decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tita Zen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fernando Emerlong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
250 lbs
13 - 2 - 0 |
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30
252 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tita Zen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fernando Emerlong!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emerlong takes a swing at Zen's ribcage but misses.
Emerlong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Emerlong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fernando Emerlong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A decent looking cross lands there for Emerlong.
Zen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Zen displaying some good clinch control by pressing Emerlong up against the cage.
Emerlong throws a head punch that misses.
Emerlong has a couple of punches blocked by Zen.
Emerlong throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zens head.
Zen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Emerlong backwards.
Zen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Emerlong throws a head punch that misses.
Zen working aggressively here.
Zen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Emerlong working aggressively here.
Emerlong's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zen slips under a jab.
Emerlong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zen moves away.
Zen 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.
Zen lands a jab-cross combination.
Zen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Zen shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Emerlong eats them both and turns towards Zen to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Donk. Emerlong catches Zen right on the button with a cross.
Zen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Emerlong.
Emerlong walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Zen slips under a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Emerlong. Zen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Emerlong looks to score with a jab to the body but Zen is just out of range.
Zen slips under a jab from Emerlong.
Emerlong circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Zen drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Emerlong follows Zen to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fernando Emerlong!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Fernando Emerlong waved his t-shirt featuring DJs Locker's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Orpo Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaheli Sonni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sonni has chosen Chica as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Orpo Jokinen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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Lethal high kicks
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Orpo Jokinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaheli Sonni!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jokinen closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sonni to the mat! Sonni manages to get full guard.
Jokinen stands and throws Sonni's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Sonni is not content to let Jokinen control the position.
Jokinen advances to mount.
Jokinen avoids the attempt from Sonni to control.
Jokinen fails to move to back control.
Jokinen looking to control but Sonni is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Sonni manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Jokinen tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jokinen has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Sonni struggling a bit here.
Sonni prevents Jokinen from moving into mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen wants to control for a moment but Sonni uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Jokinen looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Sonni tries to get to full guard but Jokinen has control of the leg.
Jokinen is pressing down on Sonni's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sonni is holding on for now.
Jokinen looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Jokinen wants to control but Sonni is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen works his way into side control.
Sonni is looking for a sweep.
Sonni manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Sonni wants to control but Jokinen is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Jokinen is stalling here. Sonni is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Jokinen seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Sonni has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jokinen tries to improve position but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen manages to work his way to half guard, despite Sonni's best efforts.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jokinen manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Jokinen wants to control the position but Sonni says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Jokinen works his way to full guard. Good work.
Jokinen is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Sonni trying to control but Jokinen is working from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sonni sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Jokinen trying to control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jokinen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sonni is aware though and is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Orpo Jokinen dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jokinen lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Jokinen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sonni fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jokinen on the side of the head.
Sonni takes a swing at Jokinen's ribcage but misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Sonni!
Jokinen thows a body shot but no joy.
Jokinen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jokinen throws a sloppy head kick and Sonni moves out of range easily.
Jokinen misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonni thows a body shot but no joy.
Sonni avoids the body shot from Jokinen.
Jokinen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sonni lands a jab to the head.
Orpo Jokinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jokinen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sonni looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jokinen cracks Sonni with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sonni loads up on a big right hand but Jokinen slips the punch.
Sonni feints and then cracks Jokinen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jokinen down.
A slow jab from Sonni misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jokinen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sonni momentarily.
The fighters circling - Sonni throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sonni tries to land a front kick but Jokinen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A clash of legs there as Sonni blocks the low kick.
Jokinen moves into the clinch.
Sonni manages to break the clinch.
A jab from Jokinen finds it's way through Sonni's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Sonni throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sonni moves away from the strike by Jokinen.
Jokinen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sonni is out of range.
Jokinen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sonni throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sonni looks to score with a jab to the body but Jokinen is just out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sonni lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jokinen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jokinen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sonni lunges at Jokinen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jokinen's hand.
Orpo Jokinen is winning the standup battle so far.
Jokinen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen slips a straight right by Sonni.
Jokinen rushes Sonni and presses him up against the cage.
Jokinen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sonnis head.
Jokinen gets through Sonni's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jokinen gets underhooks to prevent Sonni's takedown attempt.
Sonni is trying to break the clinch but Jokinen is controlling him.
Sonni stops a takedown attempt from Jokinen.
Sonni manages to break the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jokinen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sonni keeps the fight on the outside.
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 Orpo Jokinen will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Jokinen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jokinen throws a head kick that misses.
Sonni misses the shot to the body.
Jokinen takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Sonni lands a leg kick that knocks Jokinen off balance momentarily.
Sonni swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jokinen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sonni fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jokinen manages to avoid it.
Jokinen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonni throws a big shot that misses.
Jokinen works Sonni's body with a nice hook.
Sonni uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jokinen.
Jokinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jokinen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jokinen tries to clinch but Sonni moves out of range.
A lazy body kick from Sonni
and Jokinen counters with a single leg into guard. Sonni didn't expect that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jokinen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sonni is keeping the position for now.
Orpo Jokinen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen wants to control from the top but Sonni keeps moving.
Jokinen engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Sonni is pulling down on Jokinen's head to control his posture.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jokinen trying to control but Sonni is working from the bottom.
We're going to have a standup here because Orpo Jokinen wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Jokinen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sonni.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sonni.
Sonni misses with a hook
and Jokinen counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Sonni is trying to control but can't.
Jokinen wants to take a breather but Sonni is having none of it.
Kaheli Sonni has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jokinen is looking to stall here but Sonni recovers full guard.
Jokinen won't allow Sonni to get back to his feet.
Jokinen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen wants to pass the guard but Sonni is keeping the position.
Sonni manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Orpo Jokinen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jokinen blocking the ground and pound.
Jokinen wants to hold on but Sonni pushes him away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jokinen bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Sonni will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jokinen wants to control from the top but Sonni keeps moving.
Sonni trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Orpo Jokinen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jokinen, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Orpo Jokinen!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rambo Kalervo Kukkonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taneli Hauki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hauki has chosen Kyuss - Green Machine as his entrance music. Taneli Hauki has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Rambo Kalervo Kukkonen's chin.
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197 lbs
10 - 1 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Rambo Kalervo Kukkonen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Taneli Hauki!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kukkonen is looking to score with low kicks.
Hauki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kukkonen is looking to slow Hauki down with leg kicks.
Hauki thumps Kukkonen with a low kick.
Hauki throws a leg kick that misses.
Kukkonen looks to throw a body kick
and Hauki counters with an outside leg kick.
Kukkonen cracks a nice hook into Hauki's ribs.
Kukkonen closes the distance and clinches.
Hauki lands a body shot.
Kukkonen blocks an uppercut.
Hauki lands with a left to the head.
Hauki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kukkonen fails to pull guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hauki manages to break the clinch.
Hauki's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kukkonen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hauki scrambles back to his feet.
Hauki missing with a left hand there. Kukkonen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kukkonen misses with an uppercut. Hauki saw that one coming.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hauki.
Kukkonen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Taneli Hauki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kukkonen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hauki.
Hauki scores with a jab to the head.
Hauki misses with an uppercut. Kukkonen saw that one coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hauki works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kukkonen is rocked!
Hauki missing with a left hand there. Kukkonen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kukkonen gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Hauki counters with a thumping low kick.
Kukkonen misses with a hook. Hauki ducked under it nicely.
Kukkonen misses with a wild body shot.
Kukkonen throws a hook but Hauki blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hauki throws a sloppy head kick and Kukkonen moves out of range easily.
Kukkonen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kukkonen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kukkonen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hauki as he jumps to the side.
Kukkonen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hauki.
Hauki misses with a wild body shot.
A punch combination from Kukkonen misses.
Kukkonen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hauki.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hauki lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kukkonen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kukkonen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hauki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kukkonen misses with a looping left.
Kukkonen throws a leg kick but Hauki sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A low kick from Kukkonen is predictable there
and Hauki counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kukkonen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hauki but Hauki pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rambo Kalervo Kukkonen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kukkonen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kukkonen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hauki comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kukkonen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kukkonen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kukkonen is looking to wear down Hauki with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kukkonen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hauki throws a sloppy head kick and Kukkonen moves out of range easily.
Kukkonen has a takedown stuffed.
Kukkonen throws a wild body kick that Hauki sees coming a mile off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kukkonen. Hauki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kukkonen tries to work over Hauki's front leg with a kick but Hauki checks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kukkonen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hauki scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kukkonen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hauki checks a leg kick nicely.
Kukkonen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kukkonen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taneli Hauki dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kukkonen tries a head kick but it misses.
Kukkonen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hauki counters with a low kick, right behind Kukkonen 's knee.
Kukkonen misses with a hook. Hauki ducked under it nicely.
Kukkonen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kukkonen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hauki was well out of range. Poor timing from Kukkonen.
Kukkonen loads up on a big right hand but Hauki slips the punch.
Hauki moves out of range of the body kick.
Kukkonen misses the shot to the body.
Hauki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kukkonen is looking to clinch.
Kukkonen lands a jab.
Hauki gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kukkonen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hauki walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kukkonen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kukkonen lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hauki has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hauki and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kukkonen feints and as Hauki raises his hands in defense, Kukkonen changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Hauki wants to sweep here but Kukkonen controlling him for the moment.
Kukkonen engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Hauki is trying to keep Kukkonen in close.
Kukkonen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kukkonen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kukkonen postures up.
Kukkonen trying to control the position from guard on top but Hauki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hauki checks a leg kick nicely.
Kukkonen dives in and grabs Hauki's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hauki pushes down on Kukkonen's head and hops out.
Kukkonen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hauki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kukkonen shoots in for a takedown but Hauki shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hauki looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hauki throws a leg kick which misses Kukkonen's front leg but catches the back leg as Kukkonen tries to avoid it.
Kukkonen swings for the body but Hauki moves out of range.
Hauki moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kukkonen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hauki wants to slow Kukkonen down by chopping away at his legs.
Kukkonen feints and then cracks Hauki's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hauki down.
Nice shot lands for Kukkonen.
Kukkonen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hauki misses with a body shot.
Kukkonen takes a swing at Hauki's ribcage but misses.
Kukkonen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hauki's head backwards.
Hauki throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kukkonen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rambo Kalervo Kukkonen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kukkonen takes one to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hauki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kukkonen.
Kukkonen looks to score with a jab to the body but Hauki is just out of range.
Taneli Hauki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hauki catches Kukkonen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kukkonen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
BOOM! Hauki lands a beautiful left hook that drops Kukkonen. Kukkonen tries to recover but Hauki is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Kukkonen lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Taneli Hauki!
Taneli Hauki is the new middleweight champion!
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