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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Subedei Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sasha Hulskan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khan kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Prime Element - Reach For The Stars. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Subedei Khan! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sasha Hulskan! The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Hulskan walks into a left hand. Sasha Hulskan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Hulskan tries for a takedown but Khan circles away easily and Khan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Hulskan has eaten all the pies! Hulskan with a lazy takedown attempt and Khan counters with a stiff right hand. Hulskan shoots and misses and Khan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Subedei Khan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sasha Hulskan. Khan moves into the clinch. Khan is defending well against a takedown attempt. Khan breaks from the clinch.
Hulskan fails with the takedown and Khan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Khan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Hulskan misses with a takedown attempt and Khan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Hulskan misses with a takedown and Khan counters with a lovely straight right hand! Khan is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range. Hulskan fails with the takedown and Khan counters with a straight right hand.
Hulskan is rocked! Khan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Hulskan is still on wobbly legs! Can Khan finish him? Khan scores with a hook. Khan throws a good cross that connects.
Khan lands a big uppercut and Hulskan crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Hulskan looks OK. Khan waves Hulskan back to his feet!
That's one minute gone in the round. Khan closes the distance and pushes Hulskan back into the cage. Khan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Khan moves into range and connects with a jab. Khan lands with a straight right. Hulskan didn't see that one coming. Nice shot lands for Khan. Khan misses with a wild combination.
Khan is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. Hulskan on the wrong end of a nice jab. Hulskan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Donk. Khan catches Hulskan right on the button with a cross. Hulskan is trying desperately to land a takedown but Khan is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Hulskan. Hulskan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hulskan misses with a takedown attempt and Khan counters with a lovely straight right hand! The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Khan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hulskan. Hulskan seems to have recovered his senses. Donk. Khan catches Hulskan right on the button with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Khan closes the distance and clinches. Khan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Hulskan tries for a takedown but Khan circles away easily and Khan counters with a left and a right that stings Hulskan. Hulskan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Nice uppercut there from Khan. Khan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hulskan circles away quickly and effectively. Khan connects with a crisp jab. Khan scores with a body shot.
Subedei Khan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Hulskan doesn't succeed with the takedown enabling Khan to counter with a crisp jab. Khan steps in with a hook that catches Hulskan right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Khan follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Hulskan looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Subedei Khan! Subedei Khan made sure to mention his sponsor, Damnfield clothing in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sarmith Creston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Farr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Creston comes to the cage accompanied by Beat it. Farr comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Welsh National Anthem kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 lbs
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220 lbs
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Excellent MT
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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
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sarmith Creston! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
18 - 14 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tommy Farr! The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A nice inside leg kick there by Creston. That's going to slow Farr down. Farr misses with an uppercut. Creston saw that one coming. Farr has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Creston. Creston slips a straight right by Farr. Creston looks to score with a jab to the body but Farr is just out of range. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Farr checks a leg kick. Farr checks a leg kick nicely. Farr scores with a jab. Creston acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Farr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Creston counters with a leg kick. Farr checks a leg kick nicely. Farr lands with a good body shot. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Creston throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Farr connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Farr throws a lazy right hand but Creston sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Creston closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Farr's guard. The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace. Farr is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. Creston wants to control from the top but Farr keeps moving. Creston tries to free his leg and advance position but Farr is retaining full guard. Farr is looking to stand up but Creston isn't so interested in that idea. Creston trying to control but Farr is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Farr being controlled here, momentarily.
We're going to have a standup here because Sarmith Creston wasn't active enough for the referee's liking. Farr throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Farr dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Farr throws a right hand that Creston ducks under and follows up with a left that Creston also avoids with ease. Creston connects with a leg kick. Farr looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. This has been an exciting period of action! A swing and a miss from Farr. Farr avoids the body shot from Creston.
Farr avoids the body shot from Creston.
Creston throws a low kick but it's checked well by Farr.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Farr moves out of range of the body kick. Creston throws a low kick but it's checked well by Farr. Farr checks a low kick from Creston. Farr lands with a right hand. Creston takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Creston moves away from the strike by Farr. Creston cracks a nice hook into Farr's ribs. Creston is looking to land body kicks. Farr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Farr lands with an overhand left. Tommy Farr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Farr scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round. This has been an exciting period of action! Creston throws a solid leg kick but Farr takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Creston. Oooooh!!! Farr has knocked Creston down with a huge combo! Farr steps away and waves a wobbly Creston back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Creston is rocked!
It looks like Sarmith Creston has been cut. Creston connects with a good right hand that stumbles Farr. Farr circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Creston takes one to the side of the head.
Oh Creston is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Farr takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Creston seems to have got his legs back now. Creston doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Farr misses with an uppercut. Creston saw that one coming. Farr looks to land a combination but Creston avoids it well. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Creston displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Farr throws out the jab. Farr throws a shot from downtown. Creston moves away and avoids it. Farr has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Creston. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Farr dominated that round. The cut man is working on Sarmith Creston's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Farr lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Farr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Creston.
Farr misses with a combination
and Creston counters with a slapping leg kick. Creston throws a wild body kick that Farr sees coming a mile off. Farr looks to land a right hand but Creston moved out of range. Tommy Farr seems to be getting the better of the standup. Creston throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Farr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Creston moves out of range and avoids them all easily. A decent looking cross lands there for Creston. Farr connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Creston is looking to wear down Farr with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Farr!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Creston lands an overhand right. Farr wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Creston. Farr shrugs it off though. Farr blocks a jab. Creston throws the kick towards the body but Farr avoids it. Creston throws a low kick, looking for Farr's leg but Farr calmly moves out of range. Farr lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Creston blocks a jab. Creston attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Farr misses with a wild body shot. Creston moves out of range of the strikes. Farr moves out of range of the body kick. Farr throws a combination that misses and Creston makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A slow jab from Farr misses its intended target. Creston misses with a low kick. Creston misses with a body kick. Creston tried to score with a low kick but Farr checks it. Creston finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Farr thows a left - swing and a miss! Farr lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action! Creston throws the kick towards the body but Farr avoids it. Creston throws a low kick, looking for Farr's leg but Farr calmly moves out of range. Farr lands a jab. Farr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Farr connects with a body shot that sends Creston's belly button to the back. Farr dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Farr bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Creston throws a quick inside leg kick. Farr scores with a jab to the head.
Farr misses with a lunging right hand
and Creston counters with a slapping leg kick. A jab from Farr finds it's way through Creston's defenses. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Farr fails to land with a series of punches.
Creston keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Farr. Creston shoots in but no luck this time. Creston throws a nice outside leg kick. Creston slips under a jab from Farr.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Nice uppercut lands for Farr. That snapped Creston's head back.
Creston keeps Farr at a distance using the push kick. Farr gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Creston to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Creston has gone for a leg lock! Farr slips out almost immediately though and dives into Creston's guard. Creston is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Farr trying to stand up but can't free himself from Creston's guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Farr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Sarmith Creston's cut. That's time! Creston's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Creston swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Farr. Farr throws a body punch but Creston moves out of range. Farr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Creston counters with a lovely shot to the body. Farr's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Farr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Creston blocks a jab. A leg kick checked by Farr. Farr lands a nice shot that snaps Creston's head back.
Farr loads up on a big right hand but Creston slips the punch. Farr blocks a head kick by Creston.
Farr bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Creston's head. Creston scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Farr connects with a body shot that sends Creston's belly button to the back. Creston slips under a jab. Farr connects with a jab. Farr misses with a left hand and Creston makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Farr throws a right and a left that Creston avoids nicely. Creston throws a wild body kick that Farr sees coming a mile off. Farr with a hook. Creston throws a leg kick that misses. Some wild striking there from Farr.
A punch lands to the side of Creston 's head but he takes it in his stride. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Creston slips a straight right by Farr.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Creston slips a straight right by Farr. Farr misses with a straight right. Creston throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Nice defenses there by Creston. Creston throws a leg kick which misses Farr's front leg but catches the back leg as Farr tries to avoid it. Creston looks for the body kick but Farr saw that one coming. Creston connects with a solid leg kick. Farr thuds his right hand into Creston's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Farr connects with a nice looking jab.
Farr lands a nice shot to the body.
Farr jabs at Creston's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Creston throws a push kick but Farr slaps the foot to one side. A swing and a miss from Farr. Creston staying out of range there. Creston fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Farr manages to avoid it. Farr misses the jab. Nice body kick there by Creston. Creston throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Creston throws a head kick that misses. Creston throws out a loose jab but Farr uses good head movement to avoid it. Creston takes a jab right on the kisser.
Farr throws a poor cross that misses
and Creston counters with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Farr on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Farr throws a lazy right hand but Creston sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Farr misses with a straight left. Creston ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Farr moves away. Farr throws out a powerful jab. 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! Farr misses with a hook. Tommy Farr is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Farr sizes up Creston with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Farr has Creston up against the cage in a clinch.
Sarmith Creston has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Creston tries to throw a body punch but Farr avoids it by throwing Creston back against the cage. Creston lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that's the end of the fight! Tommy Farr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Farr 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30 Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30 Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Farr! Tommy Farr was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luke Warm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armand Agasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Warm's entrance music is Walk like an Egyptian. A fine choice. Luke Warm has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luke Warm! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
23 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Armand Agasi! The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Warm misses with a straight left. Some wild striking there from Warm.
Agasi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Warm.
Agasi fails with a takedown attempt. Agasi misses with a combination
and Warm counters with a shoot takedown. Agasi fights it but they end up in guard. Warm engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. Warm trying to control the position from guard on top but Agasi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Luke Warm just wasn't active enough. A swing and a miss from Agasi. Warm gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Agasi is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Agasi works Warm's body with a nice hook. Warm keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Agasi thows a body shot but no joy. Warm scores with a jab to the jaw. Warm closes this distance looking for a takedown but Agasi circles away. Warm throws a big shot that misses. Warm loads up on a big right hand but Agasi slips the punch. Agasi connects with a good right hand that stumbles Warm. Warm circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Warm really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Agasi throws a hook but Warm blocks it. Agasi moves out of range of the strikes. Warm on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Agasi misses the jab. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Agasi. Warm lunges at Agasi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Agasi's hand. Agasi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Warm uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Agasi. Agasi lands a head shot. This has been an exciting period of action! Agasi tries to clinch but Warm moves out of range. Warm connects with a nice looking jab.
Agasi misses with a hook to the body
and Warm counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Agasi's guard now. Agasi looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Agasi keeps trying to improve his position. Warm looking to pass the guard. Warm trying to control the position from guard on top but Agasi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Warm is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Agasi is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Luke Warm just wasn't active enough. Agasi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Warm's head. Agasi misses with a takedown attempt - Warm sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Luke Warm has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Armand Agasi. Agasi thows a body shot but no joy. Warm throws a hook but Agasi avoids it easily. Agasi rushes Warm and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Agasi struggles to land a body shot inside as Warm controls his hands.
Warm prevents a body shot from Agasi. Warm misses with a punch on the inside.
Warm misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Warm wants a takedown.
Agasi struggles to land a body shot inside as Warm controls his hands.
Warm misses with a punch to the body.
Warm misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Agasi gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Warm.
Warm tries for a takedown but Agasi manages to get underhooks.
Agasi is working Warm over against the cage. This has been an exciting period of action! Warm blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Agasi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Warm blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Agasi turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Agasi manages to end up in side control. Agasi creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Warm sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Agasi gets to mount! Warm was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly. Warm takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Armand Agasi will probably get the nod. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Warm looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Agasi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Warm keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Agasi connects with a body shot that sends Warm's belly button to the back. Warm uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Agasi.
Agasi throws a big shot that misses. Warm gets a clinch. Warm drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Agasi gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Agasi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Agasi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Warm's elbow. Agasi lands with a light punch inside. Agasi misses with a body punch.
Warm swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Warm prevents a body shot from Agasi.
That's one minute gone in the round. Agasi misses with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Agasi as the two fighters clinch.
Agasi blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Warm scores with a nice short uppercut. Agasi lands a body shot. A hook to the body from Agasi.
Agasi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Agasi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Agasi digs a right hand underneath Warm's ribcage. Warm let out a lung full of air as it connected. This has been an exciting period of action! Agasi swings wildly with an uppercut but Warm uses good head movement to avoid it. Agasi misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Warm. Warm tries to throw a body punch but Agasi avoids it by throwing Warm back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Agasi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Warm. Agasi prevents a takedown attempt there.
Agasi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Warm. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Agasi gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground. Warm working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Agasi. Agasi advances to half guard. Warm is pressing down on Agasi's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it. Agasi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Agasi won't allow Warm to sweep him here. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Agasi postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Warm is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Agasi, into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Agasi looking for a guillotine here but Warm defends easily.
Agasi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Warm is one step ahead there. Agasi trying to control the position.
Agasi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Agasi keeping moving, preventing Warm from controlling successfully. Agasi working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Warm doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Warm manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Agasi wants to sweep here but Warm controlling him for the moment. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Armand Agasi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Agasi's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Warm connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Agasi scrambles back to his feet. Armand Agasi seems to be getting the better of the standup. Agasi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Agasi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Agasi tries to clinch but Warm is having none of it. Agasi tries for a takedown but Warm sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Warm lands a glancing blow to the side of Agasi's head. Nice defenses there by Agasi. Agasi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Warm is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Agasi. Agasi shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Warm's guard. Warm has control of Agasi's left arm, preventing Agasi from doing any damage. Agasi pushing down on Warm's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round. Agasi is trying to work for a kimura but Warm is defending well.
Agasi missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Warm is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Warm wants to control but Agasi is keeping busy.
Agasi not landing any meaningful shots this time. Armand Agasi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Agasi performing his best blanket impression for a moment. Agasi's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige. The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Warm has a takedown stuffed. Agasi slips a straight right by Warm. Warm takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Warm fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Warm takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Warm cracks a nice hook into Agasi's ribs. Agasi clinches up against the cage. Warm swings wildly with an uppercut but Agasi uses good head movement to avoid it. Warm can't find room to land a body shot as Agasi controls the action.
Luke Warm has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Warm doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Agasi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Warm has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Agasi avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch. Warm digs a right hand into Agasi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Agasi's gas tank. Agasi has Warm pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Agasi pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Warm tumbling to the mat - Agasi dives into Warm's guard. Agasi stopping the sweep attempt from Warm. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Warm keeping full guard, as Agasi tries to pass.
And that's the end of the fight! Armand Agasi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Agasi 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 Arvi Lind 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... Armand Agasi! Armand Agasi seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sami Vasara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keijo Kerjalainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kerjalainen has chosen krolithika as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Keijo Kerjalainen enters the cage!
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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
23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sami Vasara! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Keijo Kerjalainen! The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Kerjalainen throws a looping overhand right but Vasara ducks down to avoid it. Kerjalainen drives through and clinches with Vasara against the cage.
Kerjalainen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kerjalainen misses with the head strike.
Vasara throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kerjalainen blocks it with crossed arms. Vasara misses with a knee strike.
Kerjalainen lands a nice uppercut. Vasara tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vasara scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Keijo Kerjalainen has been cut. Vasara blocking some punches.
Vasara is trying to maintain a safe position but Kerjalainen gets an underhook and turns Vasara into the cage. Kerjalainen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Vasara connects with a knee to the head.
Kerjalainen is rocked! A short right from Kerjalainen on the inside. Kerjalainen is still on wobbly legs! Can Vasara finish him? A short right hand to the side of the head by Kerjalainen. Kerjalainen seems to have recovered his senses. Vasara pressing his opponent against the cage. Vasara lands a nice knee to the body. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Vasara scores with a shot to the side of Kerjalainen's head. Kerjalainen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Kerjalainen misses with a punch to the body.
Vasara tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kerjalainen avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kerjalainen throws a punch but it's blocked by Vasara. Both fighters working to control the clinch. Kerjalainen misses with a punch on the inside.
Kerjalainen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kerjalainen cracks Vasara with a nice body shot. Vasara blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vasara using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kerjalainen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kerjalainen misses with a punch on the inside.
Kerjalainen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Vasara stalling.
Kerjalainen misses with a punch on the inside.
Kerjalainen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vasara wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kerjalainen has him pressed against the cage. Kerjalainen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vasara breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Vasara fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kerjalainen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Kerjalainen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Vasara momentarily.
Vasara throws a leg kick and Kerjalainen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Vasara avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Kerjalainen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Vasara scores with a push kick. Vasara scores with a push kick. Vasara misses the shot to the body. Vasara moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Kerjalainen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Vasara. Kerjalainen's corner calls for a 1-2. Kerjalainen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Kerjalainen looks to score with a jab to the body but Vasara is just out of range. Vasara throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Kerjalainen throws the left hand but Vasara avoids the punch easily. Kerjalainen lands with a straight right. Vasara didn't see that one coming.
It looks like Sami Vasara has been cut. Sami Vasara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Kerjalainen loads up on a big right hand but Vasara slips the punch. Kerjalainen throws a head kick that misses. Kerjalainen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Kerjalainen goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kerjalainen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Vasara lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kerjalainen's sensitive parts. Vasara avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Vasara keeps Kerjalainen at a distance using the push kick. A bone on bone clash there as Kerjalainen blocks the leg kick.
Vasara scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kerjalainen doesn't seem bothered though. Kerjalainen thuds a left hand into Vasara's body. Vasara throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kerjalainen counters with a head kick. Kerjalainen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kerjalainen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vasara's elbow. Kerjalainen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vasara's elbow. Kerjalainen takes a knee to the side of the body. Kerjalainen looks winded! The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Vasara obliges. Vasara throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kerjalainens head. Vasara lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kerjalainen backwards. Vasara tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vasara tries a knee to the head but Kerjalainen blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Vasara misses with a knee strike.
Kerjalainen misses with a hook from the clinch. Kerjalainen lands a body punch. Vasara makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Vasara connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kerjalainen's face.
Vasara with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vasara tries a knee to the head but Kerjalainen blocks it.
Vasara blocks an uppercut.
Vasara misses with a knee to the head. Kerjalainen presses Vasara against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Kerjalainen struggles to land a body shot inside as Vasara controls his hands.
Kerjalainen gets through Vasara's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. A head punch on the inside from Kerjalainen fails to land. Kerjalainen works on Vasara's body with a couple of short punches. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Kerjalainen can't find room to land a body shot as Vasara controls the action.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily. Kerjalainen lands a body punch in the clinch. 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 Sami Vasara will probably get the nod. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Vasara walks into a straight right hand from Kerjalainen. Kerjalainen blocks a jab. Vasara misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kerjalainen with a body punch. A glancing blow. Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Vasara!
Vasara misses with a wild body shot. Kerjalainen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Vasara's head. Vasara takes a swing at Kerjalainen's ribcage but misses. Vasara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kerjalainen was well out of range. Poor timing from Vasara. Vasara clinches up with Kerjalainen and pushes him back against the cage. Kerjalainen lands a body shot. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Kerjalainen avoiding damage as Vasara throws knees to the body.
Vasara is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kerjalainen is defending well for now. Kerjalainen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vasara throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vasara tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kerjalainen's elbow. Kerjalainen tries a body shot but Vasara blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kerjalainen misses with the head strike.
Sami Vasara has scored more points in the clinch so far. Kerjalainen blocks an elbow strike. Vasara lands on the inside with an uppercut. Kerjalainen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kerjalainen. A quick uppercut on the inside from Vasara. Kerjalainen misses with a short punch on the inside. Kerjalainen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vasara throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vasara lands a knee to the head.
Kerjalainen managing to block the knees to the body from Vasara.
Kerjalainen scores with a shoulder strike. Kerjalainen misses with a short punch on the inside. Vasara misses with a knee strike.
Kerjalainen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Vasara lands on the inside with an uppercut. Kerjalainen misses with a short punch on the inside. Kerjalainen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vasara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Kerjalainen on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Vasara throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vasara taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Vasara lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Vasara has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Kerjalainen lands with a left to the head. Kerjalainen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. A hook to the body from Kerjalainen.
A right hook to the body lands for Kerjalainen.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kerjalainen. Vasara looking to throw knees to the head but Kerjalainen is blocking nicely.
Vasara blocking some punches.
Vasara using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kerjalainen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kerjalainen misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Kerjalainen.
Kerjalainen lands a body punch. Kerjalainen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vasara backwards. Kerjalainen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vasara makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Kerjalainen works on Vasara's body with a couple of short punches. Kerjalainen misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kerjalainen lands with a light punch inside. Kerjalainen misses with a hook from the clinch. A short right hand to the side of the head by Kerjalainen. Vasara blocks a body shot from Kerjalainen. Kerjalainen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vasara backwards. Vasara using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kerjalainen. A short right from Kerjalainen on the inside. A short left from Kerjalainen. Kerjalainen lands a hook that snaps the head of Vasara backwards.
Vasara is rocked! Vasara looking to slow down the pace here. Kerjalainen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kerjalainen. Kerjalainen misses with a short punch on the inside. Vasara tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kerjalainen misses with a hook from the clinch. Vasara looking to throw knees to the head but Kerjalainen is blocking nicely.
Kerjalainen lands with a light punch inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Kerjalainen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Kerjalainen misses with a short punch on the inside. Vasara blocks a body shot from Kerjalainen. Vasara blocks a body shot from Kerjalainen. Vasara with a knee to the head.
Kerjalainen cracks Vasara with a nice body shot. Kerjalainen struggles to land a body shot inside as Vasara controls his hands.
Vasara scores with a knee to the head.
Kerjalainen presses Vasara against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Vasara lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kerjalainen misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kerjalainen. Vasara tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kerjalainen avoids it. Vasara breaks the clinch.
Vasara works Kerjalainen's body with a nice hook. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Kerjalainen blocks a jab. Kerjalainen slips a straight right by Vasara. Kerjalainen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keijo Kerjalainen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Vasara uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kerjalainen. Vasara jabs Kerjalainen right on the nose. Kerjalainen blinks but takes it well. Vasara misses with an uppercut. Kerjalainen saw that one coming. Vasara throws a leg kick that is checked and Vasara takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Kerjalainen throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Kerjalainen misses with a left hand and Vasara counters with a nice leg kick. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kerjalainen. Vasara slips under a jab from Kerjalainen. Vasara lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kerjalainen at a distance.
Kerjalainen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vasara throws out the jab. Kerjalainen throws a shot from downtown. Vasara moves away and avoids it. Kerjalainen pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Vasara waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kerjalainen. Kerjalainen lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Vasara ducks under a wild hook from Kerjalainen. Vasara throws out a loose jab but Kerjalainen uses good head movement to avoid it. Kerjalainen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Kerjalainen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vasara sees it coming and avoids it easily. Vasara lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Vasara misses with a wild combination.
Kerjalainen misses with a hook. Kerjalainen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Vasara throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kerjalainen blocks it with crossed arms. Vasara throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kerjalainens head. Vasara with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vasara throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kerjalainen blocks it with crossed arms. Kerjalainen misses with a short punch on the inside. Kerjalainen misses with a short punch on the inside. Kerjalainen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Kerjalainen swings wildly with an uppercut but Vasara uses good head movement to avoid it. Vasara misses with a hook from the clinch. Kerjalainen misses with a short punch on the inside. Vasara lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Vasara blocking some punches.
Kerjalainen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vasara crunches a lovely knee into Kerjalainen's ribcage. Kerjalainen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Vasara breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Nice body punch from Kerjalainen. Vasara thows a leg kick but Kerjalainen checks it and Kerjalainen counters with a body kick that stops Vasara in his tracks momentarily. Kerjalainen missing with a left hand there. Vasara was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Kerjalainen looks to throw the jab but Vasara is out of range. Vasara displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. Kerjalainen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kerjalainen checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Nice defenses there by Vasara. Vasara swings away with a leg kick that misses. Kerjalainen misses the jab. Kerjalainen throws a hook but Vasara blocks it. Vasara throws a right hand that misses
letting Kerjalainen counter with a right hand. Vasara misses with a low kick.
Kerjalainen tried to score with a low kick but Vasara checks it. Vasara blocks a jab. Kerjalainen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Kerjalainen moves into range and clinches up with Vasara. A head punch blocked on the inside by Vasara. Vasara tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kerjalainen throws a head punch that misses. Kerjalainen working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Kerjalainen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vasara backwards. A hook to the body from Vasara.
Vasara breaks the clinch.
Nice shot by Kerjalainen. A clash of legs there as Vasara blocks the low kick. Vasara scores with a nice body kick.
Keijo Kerjalainen seems to be getting the better of the standup. 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! Vasara 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. Kerjalainen misses with a hook. Vasara ducked under it nicely. Vasara throws a sloppy head kick and Kerjalainen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Kerjalainen misses with a body kick. Vasara uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kerjalainen has time to react. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Vasara moves out of range as Kerjalainen strikes. Vasara blocks a head kick by Kerjalainen.
Vasara pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Keijo Kerjalainen. Well Kerjalainen 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 28:30 Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:30 Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keijo Kerjalainen! Keijo Kerjalainen seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Redmond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karim Chamakh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chamakh has chosen Robyn - Indestructible as his entrance music. Nathan Redmond had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nathan Redmond! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
30 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Karim Chamakh! The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Redmond wants to clinch so Chamakh counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup. Redmond working for a triangle but Chamakh defends it easily.
Redmond looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Chamakh passes into half guard.
Chamakh working the head and body with strikes. Chamakh not landing any meaningful shots this time. Chamakh winds up and cracks Redmond with a swinging punch to the side of the head. Redmond is pressing down on Chamakh's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Chamakh looking to sit in guard and control but Redmond gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Chamakh working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Redmond.
That's one minute gone in the round. Chamakh looking for a sweep. Not yet Chamakh, not yet. Redmond postures up in Chamakh's guard and throws a big left but Chamakh blocks it. Redmond tries to free his leg and advance position but Chamakh is retaining full guard. Redmond stopping the sweep attempt from Chamakh. Chamakh utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Chamakh manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Redmond manages to get himself to full guard.
Redmond keeping moving, preventing Chamakh from controlling successfully. Redmond is striking off his back. Chamakh thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Redmond is pressing down on Chamakh's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it. Chamakh lands a couple of digs. Chamakh trying to control but Redmond is working from the bottom. Redmond throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Chamakh scoring with punches to the head and body. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Chamakh scoring with punches to the head and body. Chamakh stands up over Redmond, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. Redmond not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Redmond is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Chamakh is aware though and is defending well. Chamakh postures up.
Chamakh postures up in Redmond's guard and throws a big left but Redmond blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Chamakh is working Redmond over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. Redmond is trying to control the position but Chamakh postures up. Chamakh working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Redmond's head. Redmond looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chamakh is one step ahead there. Redmond avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Chamakh makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Chamakh works over Redmond with some ground and pound from guard. Chamakh lands a couple of digs.
Redmond is rocked! Chamakh gets to his feet and stands over Redmond, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Redmond felt that one! Chamakh unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Redmond from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Karim Chamakh!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nuriel Leonard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keni Susi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Susi is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Metallica - Hero of the Day. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nuriel Leonard! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
26 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Keni Susi! The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Leonard misses with a hook. Leonard lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Susi at a distance.
Leonard clinches up with Susi and pushes him back against the cage. Susi tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A right hand to the body from Leonard.
Leonard with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Keni Susi has been cut. Leonard connects with a knee to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Leonard. Knees in the clinch landing for Leonard.
The referee calls for Leonard to work.
Susi fails to pull guard.
This has been an exciting period of action! Susi jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Leonard walks away with a smile on his face. Susi gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. Nuriel Leonard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keni Susi.
That's one minute gone in the round. Leonard misses with a looping right. Susi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Susi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Leonard just misses with a punch to the body.
Susi misses with a takedown and Leonard counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Stalling in the clinch from Leonard.
Susi tries to pull guard but Leonard holds him up against the cage and eventually Susi drops back down to his feet.
Leonard has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Susi clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Leonard scores with strikes from the back.
Leonard lands a shot to the head. Leonard throwing damaging strikes from the back! Susi could be in trouble here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Susi trying to control the action but Leonard just sinks the hooks in. Susi is trying to break free.
Leonard is working the ground and pound. Can Susi escape? Leonard wants to control but Susi is keeping busy. Leonard scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Susi tries to roll but Leonard sticks to his back.
Leonard softening up his opponent with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Leonard scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Susi is looking for a way out. Leonard is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Susi. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped. Leonard is looking to finish with some ground and pound! Leonard gets his hands free as Susi looks to control. Susi is covering up but some of the strikes from Leonard are getting through and doing damage.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Leonard.
Leonard has Susi flattened out and is raining down punches. Leonard lands strikes to the head. This has been an exciting period of action! Leonard connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Susi to escape the position.
Susi is taking damage to the body and head. Leonard gets his hands free as Susi looks to control. Leonard connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Susi to escape the position.
Leonard lands strikes to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Leonard lands with a hammerfist to the side of Susi's head. Leonard connects with a big shot to the side of Susi's head.
Susi is rocked! Leonard connects with a big shot to the side of Susi's head.
Susi is still in real trouble! Can Leonard finish him? Leonard lands shots from the back. A bit of a pause in the action here. Leonard controlling the positon. Susi tries to escape the position.
Susi seems to have recovered his senses. Leonard controlling the position well here. Susi rolled but Leonard kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! I really don't envy Susi right now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nuriel Leonard dominated that round. The cut man is working on Keni Susi's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Susi gets tackled into the cage by Leonard. Leonard maintains the clinch. The referee is keeping an eye on Leonard - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Leonard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Leonard cracks Susi with a right hand to the side of the head. Susi doesn't succeed with the takedown and Leonard counters with a lovely straight right hand! Susi shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Leonard is trying to defend but Susi finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further. Leonard is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Leonard has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Susi is working away from the top position though.
That's one minute gone in the round. Susi is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Leonard has managed to free his arm - good work. Leonard is looking to improve his position.
Nuriel Leonard overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Leonard wants to get back to his feet.
Susi is working for a submission of some sort.
Susi is thwarting Leonard's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Leonard makes his way to full guard, as Susi worked for a kimura.
Susi looking to sit in guard and control but Leonard gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Leonard wants to control from the top but Susi keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Leonard stays in close to Susi's body and controls the position. Susi working for submissions but it's allowed Leonard to get to half guard.
Leonard trying to control from half guard but Susi is working away. Susi looking for submissions off his back. Leonard throwing shots but Susi is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Susi is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment. Leonard frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Susi wants to control but Leonard is having none of it. Leonard looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Susi can't escape the position.
Leonard postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Susi looks a forlorn figure.
Susi can't escape the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Leonard fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Susi 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.
Nuriel Leonard dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Keni Susi'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. This is the final round!
Leonard swings for the body but Susi moves out of range.
Leonard lands a nice hook to Susi's body. Susi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. A jab from Leonard misses. Leonard scores with a hook. Susi fails with the takedown and Leonard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Susi slips a straight right by Leonard. The fighters circle momentarily. Leonard darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Leonard throws a jab when Susi was well out of range. Susi blocks a jab. Susi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Nice defenses there by Susi. Susi feints and as Leonard raises his hands in defense, Susi changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard. Susi is looking to pass into half guard but Leonard pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Leonard is in guard. Leonard trying to control the position from guard on top but Susi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round. Leonard chips away with some ground and pound. Leonard cracks Susi with a solid left hand. Leonard scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Susi is looking for a triangle but Leonard pushes his legs off easily.
Leonard postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Susi can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Leonard controls the pace. Leonard throwing strikes from guard but Susi blocks nicely. Leonard lands a couple of elbows. Leonard makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Leonard works over Susi with some ground and pound from guard. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Leonard works over Susi with some ground and pound from guard. Susi has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Leonard can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. Leonard lands a couple of digs. Leonard got a little sloppy there for a moment and Susi has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Leonard has managed to get both his arms back between Susi's legs - danger averted. Leonard is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Susi can do to turn this around? Leonard is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Leonard working some strikes from top position. Leonard working some strikes from top position. Leonard postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. Leonard wants to control from the top but Susi keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Leonard connects with a couple of short punches. Leonard postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Susi is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Leonard is aware though and is defending well. Susi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Susi is trying to keep Leonard in close.
Leonard trying to control the position from guard on top but Susi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Susi looking for a guillotine here but Leonard defends easily.
Leonard wants to control from the top but Susi keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Susi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Leonard's corner. There ya go! There ya go! Leonard trying to control the position from guard on top but Susi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Nuriel Leonard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Leonard is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Susi working for a triangle but Leonard defends it easily.
Leonard postures up in Susi's guard and throws a big left but Susi blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight! Nuriel Leonard showed his dominance in that final round. Well Leonard has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27 Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27 Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nuriel Leonard! After the fight, Nuriel Leonard 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Shane Doby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ori Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Doby's entrance music is International Players Anthem. A fine choice. Shane Doby has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shane Doby! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ori Jokinen! The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Doby moves out of range of the body kick. Jokinen lands a slapping body shot.
Ori Jokinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Doby misses with a looping left. Jokinen throws a lazy head kick and Doby counters with a good low kick that Jokinen was not able to check. Doby chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jokinen can pounce on him.
Doby listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Jokinen thumps Doby with a low kick. Doby checks a leg kick. Jokinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jokinen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Jokinen checks a low kick from Doby. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. A solid leg kick lands there for Jokinen.
Sloppy strikes from Jokinen. Those never looked like landing. Good leg kick by Jokinen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jokinen misses with a looping left. Jokinen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Jokinen throws a lazy uppercut
and Doby counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Jokinen looks to land a body kick but Doby moved away. A nice leg kick lands there from Jokinen. Jokinen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Doby throws out the jab. Jokinen lands a left and a right that send Doby crashing to the mat, dazed. Jokinen thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Doby is rocked!
It looks like Shane Doby has been cut. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Jokinen cracks Doby with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Doby looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Jokinen finish him?
Oh Doby is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Doby tries to score with a low kick but Jokinen moves his leg out of the way. Jokinen throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Jokinen misses with a body shot.
Jokinen cracks the inside of Doby's front leg. Jokinen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Jokinen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Nice uppercut lands for Jokinen. That snapped Doby's head back.
Are you kidding me?! Jokinen ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Doby clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ori Jokinen!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vasiliy Sobolev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Falcon Falconowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sobolev comes to the cage accompanied by Ya kuplu tebe dom. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Falcon Falconowski was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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
20 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vasiliy Sobolev! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
23 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Falcon Falconowski! The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Sobolev scores with a sloppy right hand. Falconowski should have avoided that one.
It looks like Falcon Falconowski has been cut. Sobolev swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. Sobolev shoots in and gets a takedown into Falconowski's guard. We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup. Sobolev connects with a couple of short punches. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Falconowski wants to sweep but no luck. Sobolev lands a couple of elbows. Sobolev throws an elbow that misses. Falconowski uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sobolev's guard. Nice move by Falconowski! Sobolev working a defensive guard here.
Falconowski is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position. Sobolev working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Falconowski. Sobolev looking to control.
Sobolev tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round. Falconowski wants to control from the top but Sobolev keeps moving. Falconowski engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Falcon Falconowski has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet. Sobolev moves out of range as Falconowski strikes. Sobolev misses with a looping right. Sobolev shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Falconowski sprawls well. Falconowski wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sobolev gets slowly back to his feet. Falconowski ducks right into an uppercut from Sobolev. Nice sprawl there from Falconowski as Sobolev shoots in. Falconowski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Falconowski sizes up Sobolev with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Sobolev slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Sobolev shoots in and drives through. Falconowski sprawls well. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vasiliy Sobolev. That's going to take a lot out of him. Sobolev throws a hook but Falconowski blocks it. Good standup being displayed there by Sobolev as he connects with a hook. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Sobolev moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Falconowski pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Sobolev back to the cage. Falconowski follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Vasiliy Sobolev has been cut. Sobolev shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. Sobolev throws an elbow that misses. Falconowski uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sobolev's guard. Nice move by Falconowski! Falconowski trying to control but Sobolev is working from the bottom. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Sobolev controls Falconowski momentarily but Falconowski frees himself. Sobolev is pulling down on Falconowski's head. It's preventing any offense from Falconowski, at least for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sobolev trying to control the position.
Falconowski trying to control but Sobolev is working from the bottom. Sobolev looking to hit a scissor sweep but Falconowski is one step ahead there.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Falconowski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sobolev manages to avoid it. Sobolev tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Falconowski swivels and escapes. Falconowski jabs at Sobolev's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Sobolev swings widly with a right hand
and Falconowski counters with a body kick that stops Sobolev in his tracks momentarily. Falconowski throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body. Sobolev is breathing heavily. This has been an exciting period of action! A big left from Falconowski misses. Falconowski misses with an uppercut. Sobolev shoots for a takedown but Falconowski saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Sobolev tries for a takedown but Falconowski circles away easily and Falconowski counters with a takedown into side control. Sobolev is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Falconowski is one step ahead and moves to full mount! Falconowski lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Falconowski working away from the top, dropping strikes. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Falconowski trying to control but Sobolev is having none of it. Falconowski working Sobolev over with strikes here. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Falcon Falconowski dominated that round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. That's time! Sobolev's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Falconowski throws a hook but Sobolev avoids it easily. Sobolev is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. Sobolev slips under a jab. Falconowski avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Falconowski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sobolev has his takedown stuffed letting Falconowski counter with a right hand. Falcon Falconowski seems to be getting the better of the standup. Falconowski fails to land with a series of punches.
Falconowski changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Falconowski scores with a nice head shot. Falconowski moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Sobolev goes down! Can Falconowski finish him!?
Sobolev is rocked!
Vasiliy Sobolev's cut is getting worse. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Falconowski gets to his feet and stands over Sobolev, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Sobolev felt that one! Falconowski unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Sobolev from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Falcon Falconowski! Falcon Falconowski bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Otto Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Adebisi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jokinen's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Marilyn Manson - Sweet Dreams. The crowd seem to be enjoying Adebisi's choice of entrance music: Go Go Adebisi. Simon Adebisi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
27 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Otto Jokinen! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
31 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Simon Adebisi! The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Adebisi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Otto Jokinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Jokinen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Adebisi. Jokinen misses with a low kick.
Jokinen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Jokinen connects with a solid leg kick. Adebisi closes the distance and clinches up with Jokinen, looking for a takedown. Adebisi pushes Jokinen against the cage but Jokinen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Jokinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Adebisi.
Jokinen wants to clinch. Jokinen misses with a leg kick. Jokinen with a nice cross. Adebisi shoots in but Jokinen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Adebisi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jokinen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Adebisi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jokinen.
Adebisi throws out a loose jab but Jokinen uses good head movement to avoid it. Adebisi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jokinen circles away. Otto Jokinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Simon Adebisi. Jokinen throws a big shot that misses. Jokinen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Adebisi in his tracks. Jokinen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Jokinen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Adebisi's sensitive parts. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Jokinen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Jokinen throws a sloppy head kick and Adebisi moves out of range easily. Jokinen lands the left hand. Jokinen fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jokinen throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. Adebisi avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Jokinen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jokinen tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Adebisi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Adebisi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jokinen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. Jokinen tries to clinch up. Adebisi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jokinen manages to avoid it. Adebisi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Jokinen lands a front kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Some bone on bone action there as Adebisi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Jokinen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Adebisi's calf. Jokinen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Adebisi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Jokinen lands a nice looking body kick. Adebisi misses with a series of wild punches.
Adebisi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jokinen. Jokinen tries a head kick but it misses.
A leg kick checked by Adebisi. Adebisi thows a left - swing and a miss! Jokinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Jokinen tries to clinch but Adebisi moves out of range. Adebisi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jokinen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Adebisi checks it well. Adebisi is trying desperately to land a takedown but Jokinen is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Adebisi. A looping hook to the body misses from Jokinen. Adebisi does a little dance to reset his feet. Adebisi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Jokinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jokinen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Jokinen lands a leg kick that knocks Adebisi off balance momentarily. Adebisi drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard. Jokinen lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Adebisi! And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Otto Jokinen dominated that round. That's time! Jokinen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jokinen lands an overhand right. Adebisi blocks a low kick nicely. Adebisi loads up on a big right hand but Jokinen slips the punch. Jokinen throws a big shot that misses. Jab from Jokinen. Jokinen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Adebisi doesn't seem bothered though. Adebisi swats away the attempt to clinch by Jokinen. Jokinen connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jokinen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Donk. Jokinen catches Adebisi right on the button with a cross. Otto Jokinen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Jokinen moves out of range as Adebisi strikes. Jokinen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Adebisi checks the leg kick. Adebisi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jokinen circles away quickly and effectively. Adebisi throws a one two combo.
It looks like Otto Jokinen has been cut. Jokinen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Adebisi can do to turn this around? We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Jokinen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Adebisi swats him away and circles back towards the center. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jokinen.
Jokinen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Adebisi is breathing heavily. Jokinen scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jokinen lands with a good body shot. Jokinen connects with a body shot. Adebisi gets tackled into the cage by Jokinen. Jokinen maintains the clinch. Jokinen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Jokinen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Jokinen trying to land knees to the body.
Jokinen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jokinen obliges. A right handed body shot lands from Jokinen.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jokinen.
Jokinen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jokinen works on Adebisi's body with a couple of short punches. Jokinen jumps guard and drags Adebisi to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back. Adebisi sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. Jokinen doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Adebisi paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from Jokinen - great work!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Otto Jokinen! A very excited looking Otto Jokinen 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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FIGHT
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Darius Pudzianowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pudzianowski comes to the cage accompanied by Tanzdiktator by Nachtmahr. Moore has chosen Frank Klepacki - March to doom as his entrance music. Bobby Moore has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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156 lbs
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150 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Darius Pudzianowski! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
19 - 10 - 3, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bobby Moore! The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Pudzianowski wants to clinch. Moore jabs Pudzianowski right on the nose. Pudzianowski blinks but takes it well. Moore thumps Pudzianowski with a low kick. Pudzianowski is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Pudzianowski tries to clinch up. Pudzianowski fails in his attempt to clinch. Moore attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Moore fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Moore scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Moore turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Pudzianowski takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Moore throws a leg kick but Pudzianowski sees it coming and checks it nicely. Pudzianowski connects with a body shot that sends Moore's belly button to the back. Pudzianowski throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Moore stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Pudzianowski throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Moore stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round. Pudzianowski looks to score with a jab to the body but Moore is just out of range. Moore uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pudzianowski. Moore throws a head kick but Pudzianowski moves out of range.
Pudzianowski jabbing away but nothing is landing. Moore swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Moore throws a head kick but Pudzianowski moves out of range.
Darius Pudzianowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Jab by Pudzianowski. Pudzianowski misses with a body shot
and Moore makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Moore misses with a leg kick. Moore keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pudzianowski. Moore keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pudzianowski. Pudzianowski tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Moore manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. A swing and a miss from Pudzianowski. Moore lands a slapping body shot.
Moore takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pudzianowski throws a hook but Moore blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Pudzianowski tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Moore counters with a good low kick that Pudzianowski was not able to check. Pudzianowski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Pudzianowski throws a lazy uppercut
and Moore counters with a straight right hand. Moore feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pudzianowski's calf. Moore misses with a low kick. Moore walks into a straight right hand from Pudzianowski. Moore lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Pudzianowski moves out of range of the body kick from Moore.
Moore works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Pudzianowski checks the leg kick nicely there.
Pudzianowski is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Pudzianowski lands with an overhand left. Pudzianowski missing with a left hand there. Moore was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Moore lands with a slapping head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Pudzianowski wants to clinch up but Moore keeps it at a distance. Pudzianowski throws a body punch but Moore moves out of range. Pudzianowski clinches with his opponent.
Moore blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. A head punch blocked on the inside by Moore. Pudzianowski unloads a knee to the mid-section. Moore lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Pudzianowski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Moore.
Pudzianowski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Moore lands a shot to the body. A right hand to the body from Pudzianowski.
Pudzianowski with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pudzianowski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Moore can't break the clinch.
Moore blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Moore goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Moore working aggressively here.
Moore misses with a body punch.
Pudzianowski landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Pudzianowski blocks an uppercut.
Moore blocks an uppercut.
Pudzianowski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Moore goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pudzianowski lands a shoulder strike. Pudzianowski tries to work over Moore's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Moore pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Moore tries a head kick but it misses.
Moore looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pudzianowski throws a nice looking combination but Moore bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Moore scores with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darius Pudzianowski dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Moore on the wrong end of a nice hook. Moore fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pudzianowski has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Moore misses with a body kick. Pudzianowski takes one to the side of the head.
Pudzianowski 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. That kick from Moore tenderised Pudzianowski's leg. Pudzianowski is trying to keep his angry face on. Pudzianowski looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. A big left from Pudzianowski misses. Pudzianowski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Pudzianowski connects with a single shot there. Moore misses with a head kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Moore.
Pudzianowski throws a body punch but Moore moves out of range. Nice body kick there by Moore. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Moore misses with a low kick.
Moore moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Moore throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. Moore feints and then cracks Pudzianowski's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pudzianowski down. Pudzianowski cracks Moore with an open hand slap. Moore cracks the inside of Pudzianowski's front leg. Pudzianowski misses with a wild body shot. Pudzianowski looks to land a right hand but Moore moved out of range. Pudzianowski takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A swing and a miss from Pudzianowski. Moore fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pudzianowski on the side of the head. Pudzianowski moves into the clinch successfully.
Pudzianowski lands with a right to the head. A nice right hand lands inside from Pudzianowski. Pudzianowski tries to land a knee to the head but Moore blocks with his arms.
Moore tries to throw a body punch but Pudzianowski avoids it by throwing Moore back against the cage. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Moore tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pudzianowski's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Moore misses with a short punch on the inside. Moore pushes Pudzianowski back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Knees in the clinch landing for Pudzianowski.
A left hand lands to the body for Pudzianowski.
Pudzianowski misses with some punches.
Pudzianowski prevents a body shot from Moore. Moore on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pudzianowski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Moore's elbow. Moore makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Pudzianowski throws a punch but it's blocked by Moore. Moore throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pudzianowskis head. Moore prevents a body shot from Pudzianowski. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pudzianowski.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Pudzianowski misses with a body punch.
Pudzianowski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Moore throws a punch but it's blocked by Pudzianowski. Pudzianowski lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Moore has a couple of punches blocked by Pudzianowski.
Moore tries to circle away but Pudzianowski has him pinned against the cage. A hook to the body from Moore.
Darius Pudzianowski has scored more points in the clinch so far. A head punch blocked on the inside by Pudzianowski. A short uppercut from Moore. Pudzianowski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Moore's elbow. Pudzianowski throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Moore blocks it with crossed arms. Moore struggles to land a body shot inside as Pudzianowski controls his hands.
Moore struggles to land a body shot inside as Pudzianowski controls his hands.
Pudzianowski connects with a nasty looking knee right to Moore's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Pudzianowski lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Pudzianowski with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pudzianowski prevents a body shot from Moore. Moore misses with a punch to the body.
Pudzianowski takes a shot to the head. Moore working some nice short punches in the clinch. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Pudzianowski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Moore misses with a body punch.
Moore wants to break the clinch but can't.
Moore tries to throw a body punch but Pudzianowski avoids it by throwing Moore back against the cage. Pudzianowski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! With the fighters clinched against the cage, Moore creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Pudzianowski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pudzianowski tries to work over Moore's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bobby Moore will probably get the nod - 10:9. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Moore lands with a right hand. Moore misses with a low kick.
Moore avoids the body shot from Pudzianowski.
Pudzianowski throws a sloppy body shot
and Moore counters with a nice body kick.
Pudzianowski fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Moore, pushing him back against the cage. A head punch on the inside from Pudzianowski fails to land. Pudzianowski lands on the inside with an uppercut. Moore tries to throw a body punch but Pudzianowski avoids it by throwing Moore back against the cage. Pudzianowski with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Moore scores with an uppercut up the middle. Pudzianowski working some nice short punches in the clinch. Pudzianowski misses with a knee to the head. Moore breaks the clinch.
Pudzianowski scores with a crisp jab that stopped Moore in his tracks. 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! Pudzianowski misses with a hook to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. A good leg kick by Moore. Moore lands with a kick to the ribs.
That kick from Moore tenderised Pudzianowski's leg. Pudzianowski is trying to keep his angry face on. Bobby Moore seems to be getting the better of the standup. Pudzianowski throws a looping overhand right but Moore ducks down to avoid it. Nice body punch from Moore. Pudzianowski lands a head shot. Moore keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Moore connects with a solid leg kick. Moore buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Moore lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Moore thows a left - swing and a miss! Pudzianowski throws a right hand that misses
and Moore counters with a nice uppercut. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Moore misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pudzianowski thows a body shot but no joy. Moore buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Moore throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pudzianowski misses with a looping right. Moore connects with a body shot. Pudzianowski is looking to clinch. Pudzianowski scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Moore ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Pudzianowski misses with a hook to the body
enabling Moore to counter with a crisp jab. Moore circles away from the clinch attempt.
Moore throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Pudzianowski tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Moore manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Pudzianowski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. A good leg kick by Moore. Moore throws a low kick but Pudzianowski moves out of range easily. Moore misses with a low kick.
Moore lands a slapping body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Moore scores with a push kick. Moore uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pudzianowski.
Pudzianowski will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body. Pudzianowski checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Pudzianowski fails in his attempt to clinch. Moore swats away the attempt to clinch by Pudzianowski. Moore with a nice cross. Pudzianowski tries to clinch but Moore is having none of it. Moore looks to land a body kick but Pudzianowski moved away. Moore ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Pudzianowski misses with a hook
and Moore counters with a lovely straight right hand! Pudzianowski scores with a body shot.
Moore tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Pudzianowski fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A nice leg kick lands there from Moore. Moore cracks the inside of Pudzianowski's front leg. Moore pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Moore pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Pudzianowski is looking to take this fight into the clinch. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. A clash of legs there as Pudzianowski blocks the low kick. Moore pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pudzianowski is out of range and Moore settles back down. Pudzianowski tries to clinch but fails miserably and Moore counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Pudzianowski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Moore was well out of range. Poor timing from Pudzianowski. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Moore scores with a nice right hand.
Moore slips under a jab. Moore avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Moore pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that's the end of the fight! Bobby Moore comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Moore has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29 Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29 Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Moore! Post fight, Bobby Moore stared into the camera and said 'Got you, you piece of SHIT.'.
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FIGHT
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