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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 Walter White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Creston comes to the cage accompanied by Beat it. White has chosen Pregador Luo Apaga Mas Não Bate as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sarmith Creston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Walter White!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White with a poor takedown
and Creston counters with a low kick, right behind White 's knee.
A nice leg kick lands there from Creston.
White fails with the takedown
and Creston counters with a right hand to the body.
White misses with a takedown attempt
and Creston cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sarmith Creston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Walter White.
Creston lands a nice looking kick to the body. White takes a step back to recover.
Creston fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging White to the ground. Creston is now in White's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Creston not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Creston avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
White working a defensive guard here.
White keeping full guard, as Creston tries to pass.
Creston passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Creston is trying to get an arm triangle but White is defending well.
White is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Creston advances to full mount.
Creston tries to control but White wriggling away.
White takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
White is working to get back to half guard.
Creston with the ground and pound from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The referee warns White that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Creston trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Creston lands with some strikes.
White is looking to improve his position but Creston isn't that keen on the idea.
Creston is in the full mount, landing strikes.
White is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Creston cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
White is desperately trying to improve his position but Creston has a good base and remains in mount.
Creston tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Creston is working for a guillotine from mount but White frees his head quite easily.
Creston cracks White with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Creston avoids the attempt from White to control.
Creston controlling the pace for now.
White is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
White wants to hold on but Creston pushes him away.
White is looking to improve his position but Creston isn't that keen on the idea.
Creston tries to control but White wriggling away.
White is trying desperately to improve position.
Creston looking to control but White is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
White tries to reverse the position but Creston maintains control.
Creston trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Creston has control of White's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and White regains control of the situation pretty easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sarmith Creston dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Creston slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
White fails with the takedown.
Creston punishes White's body with a nice straight punch.
Walter White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Creston feints and as White raises his hands in defense, Creston changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Creston wants to control from the top but White keeps moving.
Creston advances position into side control!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Creston is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, White has escaped the position, nice work there.
White is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Creston is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that White can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
White is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Creston's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
White is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Creston jumps into side control!
Creston moves into full mount!
Creston has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
White is looking to get to half guard.
White manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Creston seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but White does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
White gets back to full guard.
Creston distracts White with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Creston scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
White is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
White keeping moving, preventing Creston from controlling successfully.
White working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Creston doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Creston manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
White wants to sweep but no luck.
Creston pushing down on White's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Creston moves into full mount! White won't be happy about that!
Creston is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Creston is working for a guillotine from mount but White frees his head quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Creston working White over with strikes here.
White is rocked!
White is breathing heavily.
Creston connects with a bit shot that sees White covering up! More strikes from Creston and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Creston is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sarmith Creston!
Our winner, Sarmith Creston, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Antti Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hans Lankari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hammer's entrance music is Bolt Thrower - IV Crusade. A fine choice. Lankari has chosen AC/DC - Thunderstruck as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Hans Lankari will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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142 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
21 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Antti Hammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hans Lankari!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lankari.
Hammer throws a head kick that misses.
Hammer closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Hammer throwing shots but Lankari is blocking nicely.
Lankari trying to control from the bottom.
Lankari is trying to get back to full guard.
Lankari is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hammer's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hammer's back!
Lankari is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Lankari lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Lankari is hanging on to Hammer's back as he tries to escape.
Well, with Lankari on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Hammer is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hammer is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer is keeping busy.
Lankari is landing with strikes from the back.
Lankari not allowing Hammer to control his hands.
Lankari has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hammer defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Lankari's arms.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Lankari's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lankari controlling well, preventing Hammer from escaping the position.
Lankari tries to get the hooks in deep but Hammer pushed the leg off.
Hammer covering up well under a series of strikes from Lankari.
Lankari is hanging on to Hammer's back as he tries to escape.
Lankari looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Hammer taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Hans Lankari!
Hans Lankari thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bill Pitsenbarger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Apollo Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Apollo Anderson enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bill Pitsenbarger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Apollo Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pitsenbarger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anderson.
Anderson clinches with his opponent.
Pitsenbarger's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Anderson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pitsenbarger's efforts to push away.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Anderson.
Anderson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Anderson misses with a punch to the body.
Anderson lands a body shot.
Pitsenbarger tries to circle away but Anderson has him pinned against the cage.
Pitsenbarger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pitsenbarger scores with the left hand. Anderson knows he should have avoided that one.
Pitsenbarger scores with a head kick. Anderson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pitsenbarger looks to throw the jab but Anderson is out of range.
Pitsenbarger swings for the body but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Anderson throws out a leg kick but Pitsenbarger moves out of range and Anderson only half commits.
Pitsenbarger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anderson manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pitsenbarger misses with a body shot.
A low kick from Anderson is predictable there
and Pitsenbarger counters with a left to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Pitsenbarger blocks the leg kick.
Anderson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Anderson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Anderson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Anderson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pitsenbarger connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Anderson scrambles back to his feet.
Pitsenbarger thows a body shot but no joy.
Anderson connects with a body shot.
Pitsenbarger throws a sloppy head kick and Anderson moves out of range easily.
Pitsenbarger swings for the body but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson throws a sloppy head kick and Pitsenbarger moves out of range easily.
Anderson avoids the head kick by Pitsenbarger.
A head kick misses from Pitsenbarger.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Pitsenbarger has his feet on Anderson's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Anderson throws a leg kick but Pitsenbarger moved away.
Apollo Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pitsenbarger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anderson drives through and clinches with Pitsenbarger against the cage.
Anderson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pitsenbarger backwards.
Anderson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good body shot from Anderson.
Anderson struggles to land a body shot inside as Pitsenbarger controls his hands.
Pitsenbarger wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Anderson scores with a shoulder strike.
Pitsenbarger managing to block the knees to the body from Anderson.
Anderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Pitsenbarger avoids the damage to the body.
Pitsenbarger wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pitsenbarger is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Anderson.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Anderson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pitsenbarger has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pitsenbarger blocks a body shot from Anderson.
Anderson lands with a light punch inside.
Anderson is leaning against Pitsenbarger and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Anderson misses with some punches.
Anderson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pitsenbarger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anderson has Pitsenbarger pressed against the cage, preventing Pitsenbarger from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Anderson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Anderson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pitsenbarger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pitsenbarger wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson has Pitsenbarger pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Pitsenbarger manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pitsenbarger manages to break the clinch.
Anderson connects with an inside leg kick.
Pitsenbarger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pitsenbarger looks to score with a jab to the body but Anderson is just out of range.
Pitsenbarger bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pitsenbarger checks a leg kick.
Anderson cracks Pitsenbarger with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bill Pitsenbarger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed right hand from Pitsenbarger misses the target.
Anderson throws a leg kick
and Pitsenbarger counters with a straight right hand.
Pitsenbarger is looking to wear down Anderson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A head kick misses from Pitsenbarger.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anderson feints and as Pitsenbarger raises his hands in defense, Anderson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Pitsenbarger trying to keep a closed guard but Anderson is proving a slippery customer.
Pitsenbarger manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Apollo Anderson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Anderson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pitsenbarger stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pitsenbarger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anderson was well out of range. Poor timing from Pitsenbarger.
Anderson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pitsenbarger keeps the fight on the outside.
Pitsenbarger gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Pitsenbarger circles away from the clinch attempt.
Anderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pitsenbarger misses the shot to the body.
Pitsenbarger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Anderson avoids the body shot from Pitsenbarger.
Anderson misses with a low kick.
Anderson throws a low kick but Pitsenbarger avoids it.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by Anderson misses
and Pitsenbarger counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Anderson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Apollo Anderson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pitsenbarger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Anderson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Anderson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Pitsenbarger if he has to take too many more of those.
Anderson avoids the body shot from Pitsenbarger.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Anderson, right into the meat.
Anderson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pitsenbarger has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pitsenbarger scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Anderson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Anderson slips under a jab.
Pitsenbarger throws a sloppy head kick and Anderson moves out of range easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pitsenbarger throws a head kick but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pitsenbarger thows a leg kick but Anderson checks it
and Anderson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Pitsenbarger's knee momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson closes the distance and clinches.
Anderson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Anderson lands a right hand.
Anderson misses with a body punch.
Anderson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pitsenbarger backwards.
Anderson struggles to land a body shot inside as Pitsenbarger controls his hands.
Pitsenbarger wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Anderson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pitsenbarger.
Anderson swings wildly with an uppercut but Pitsenbarger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anderson swings wildly with an uppercut but Pitsenbarger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pitsenbarger wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pitsenbarger is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Pitsenbarger is trying to break the clinch but Anderson is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pitsenbarger stops a takedown attempt from Anderson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pitsenbarger.
Pitsenbarger is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pitsenbarger is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Anderson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Anderson scores with a shoulder strike.
Pitsenbarger wants to break free but Anderson has control.
Anderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Anderson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Anderson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Anderson misses with a knee strike.
Pitsenbarger blocks an uppercut.
Anderson swings wildly with an uppercut but Pitsenbarger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anderson misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pitsenbargers head.
Anderson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pitsenbarger has had enough of the clinch but Anderson keeps him there for the moment.
Pitsenbarger wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pitsenbarger blocks a body shot from Anderson.
Anderson scores with a shoulder strike.
Anderson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pitsenbarger is trying to break free.
Anderson has Pitsenbarger pressed against the cage, preventing Pitsenbarger from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Anderson misses with the head strike.
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!
Anderson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good body shot from Anderson.
Anderson has a couple of punches blocked by Pitsenbarger.
Pitsenbarger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Apollo Anderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Pitsenbarger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anderson moves away.
Anderson tries to clinch there but Pitsenbarger circles away.
Anderson avoids the head kick by Pitsenbarger.
Anderson throws a leg kick that misses.
Crunch! Anderson slams his shin into Pitsenbarger's torso.
Pitsenbarger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anderson manages to avoid it.
Anderson tried to score with a low kick but Pitsenbarger checks it.
Pitsenbarger circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pitsenbarger throws a jab but it's blocked by Anderson.
Pitsenbarger punishes Anderson's body with a nice straight punch.
Anderson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Anderson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pitsenbarger avoids it really well and circles away.
Pitsenbarger takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Anderson throws a leg kick
and Pitsenbarger counters with a leg kick.
Pitsenbarger connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A head kick from Pitsenbarger lands but Anderson takes it in his stride.
Anderson looks to land a body kick but Pitsenbarger moved away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Anderson.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pitsenbarger misses with a looping left.
Anderson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Pitsenbarger takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pitsenbarger pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Anderson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Pitsenbarger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
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!
Anderson throws a low kick, looking for Pitsenbarger's leg but Pitsenbarger calmly moves out of range.
Anderson closes the distance and clinches.
Anderson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitsenbarger wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Anderson has him pressed against the cage.
Pitsenbarger blocking some punches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Anderson throws an elbow but misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Anderson.
Apollo Anderson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Anderson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pitsenbarger wants to get back to striking at distance but Anderson won't allow it.
Anderson is looking for a takedown.
Anderson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pitsenbarger's elbow.
Anderson can't find room to land a body shot as Pitsenbarger controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Pitsenbarger's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Anderson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Anderson wants to take the fight to the mat but Pitsenbarger manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Bill Pitsenbarger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Apollo Anderson.
Anderson tries to work over Pitsenbarger's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Anderson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pitsenbarger has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pitsenbarger is looking to break free of the clinch but Anderson has double underhooks.
Pitsenbarger is trying to break the clinch but Anderson has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pitsenbarger pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Anderson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Anderson connects with a leg kick. Pitsenbarger looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A head kick from Pitsenbarger lands but Anderson takes it in his stride.
Bill Pitsenbarger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pitsenbarger thows a body shot but no joy.
Anderson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Anderson works the jab nicely.
Anderson misses with a low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderson tries to work over Pitsenbarger's front leg with a kick but Pitsenbarger checks it.
Anderson tries to land a leg kick but Pitsenbarger saw it coming and moves away.
Pitsenbarger throws a body punch but Anderson moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Apollo Anderson.
Well Anderson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Apollo Anderson!
An out of breath Apollo Anderson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David Giljotin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Declan Duddy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Giljotin comes to the cage accompanied by Ticon - Miss 11 PM (DJ CHILLER REMIX 2011) . Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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180 lbs
19 - 13 - 1 |
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34
185 lbs
26 - 26 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, David Giljotin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Declan Duddy!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duddy stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Duddy throws a hook to the side of Giljotin's head but Giljotin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice takedown defense from Duddy. No joy for Giljotin on that attempt.
Duddy missing with a left hand there. Giljotin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Duddy misses with a body shot.
Duddy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Giljotin's calf.
Duddy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Giljotin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Duddy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Giljotin closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Giljotin working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Giljotin misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Duddy is trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duddy keeps trying to improve his position.
Giljotin has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Giljotin working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Giljotin is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Duddy is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Duddy is trying to get back to his feet.
Giljotin tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Giljotin has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Duddy is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duddy wants to get back to his feet.
Giljotin is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Duddy defends it well.
Giljotin is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Duddy sees it coming and defends easily.
Duddy is trying to stand up here but Giljotin is controlling him well.
Giljotin wants to advance to full mount but Duddy doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Giljotin works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Giljotin throwing shots but Duddy is blocking nicely.
Giljotin is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duddy slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Giljotin is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Duddy is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Duddy has escaped and now he's on top!
Duddy has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Giljotin is proving hard to escape from.
Duddy decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Giljotin, up you get!
Giljotin blocks the body kick.
Duddy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Giljotin counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Giljotin has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Duddy is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duddy looking to throw knees to the head but Giljotin is blocking nicely.
Duddy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Giljotin prevents a body shot from Duddy.
Duddy breaks the clinch.
Duddy throws a right and a left that Giljotin avoids nicely.
A swing and a miss from Duddy.
Nice uppercut lands for Duddy. That snapped Giljotin's head back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Giljotin wants to clinch up but Duddy keeps it at a distance.
Giljotin takes one to the side of the head.
Giljotin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Giljotin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Giljotin shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Duddy wants to improve his position but Giljotin is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Declan Duddy will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Duddy throws a lazy right hand but Giljotin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Giljotin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Giljotin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Duddy is fending him off so far but Giljotin persists. Nope, Duddy circles away and we're back to standing.
Giljotin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Giljotin changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Duddy looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Giljotin tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Giljotin has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Giljotin tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Giljotin has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Giljotin tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giljotin has knee on belly and moves into mount.
David Giljotin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Duddy gets back to half guard.
Giljotin wants to work for an arm triangle but Duddy is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Giljotin is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Duddy doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Giljotin.
Duddy missing with punches from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giljotin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Duddy with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Giljotin tries to pass to full mount but Duddy defends it.
Giljotin is working for a kimura but Duddy is defending it quite comfortably.
Duddy wants to control but Giljotin passes into side.
Duddy dodges the ground and pound from Giljotin.
Giljotin is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Duddy is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duddy tries to buck Giljotin off but Giljotin is having none of it.
Duddy is still trying to improve position.
Duddy is pushing Giljotin's head away, looking to escape. Giljotin manages to hold on to the position though.
Duddy is looking to regain half guard here but Giljotin keeps moving and retains side control.
Giljotin working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Giljotin postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Giljotin tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Giljotin has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duddy tries to escape but Giljotin is in control.
Duddy is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Giljotin is trying to get an arm triangle but Duddy is defending well.
Giljotin wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Duddy, who protects the arm well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Duddy is looking to get back to his feet here but Giljotin is keeping cool and he's managed to take Duddy's back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Giljotin dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Giljotin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Danga de danga de dang - Duddy scores with a four punch combination!
Giljotin checks the leg kick nicely there.
Duddy leaves Giljotin with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Giljotin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Giljotin moves away from the strike by Duddy.
A big left from Duddy misses.
Giljotin ducks under a wild hook from Duddy.
Declan Duddy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Giljotin checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giljotin staying out of range there.
Duddy throws an off balance right hand
and Giljotin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Duddy throws a right hand that misses
and Giljotin counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Giljotin passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Giljotin tries for a kimura but Duddy is defending well.
You can see the frustration on Duddy's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Giljotin throws an elbow but Duddy slips to the side and avoids it well.
Giljotin decides to stand back up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duddy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Duddy.
Duddy misses with a left hand
and Giljotin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Giljotin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice takedown defense from Duddy. No joy for Giljotin on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Giljotin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Duddy misses with a straight left.
Giljotin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Declan Duddy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duddy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Giljotin moves away.
Giljotin slips a jab and a cross from Duddy.
A low kick from Duddy is predictable there
and Giljotin counters with a low kick, right behind Duddy 's knee.
Giljotin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Duddy is fending him off so far but Giljotin persists. Nope, Duddy circles away and we're back to standing.
Giljotin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Duddy circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giljotin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Duddy is fending him off so far but Giljotin persists. Nope, Duddy circles away and we're back to standing.
A bone on bone clash there as Giljotin blocks the leg kick.
A combination from Duddy does no damage.
Giljotin slips a jab from Duddy.
Giljotin closes the distance and clinches up with Duddy, looking for a takedown. Giljotin pushes Duddy against the cage but Duddy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
No joy there for Duddy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Giljotin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Duddy misses with a straight right.
Duddy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Giljotin blocks a jab.
Giljotin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Duddy as he jumps to the side.
Duddy throws a poor cross that misses
and Giljotin counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Giljotin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Giljotin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Giljotin's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Giljotin postures up.
Duddy looking for a sweep. Not yet Duddy, not yet.
Duddy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Giljotin stands up over Duddy, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Giljotin makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Giljotin has gone for a leg lock! Duddy slips out almost immediately though and dives into Giljotin's guard.
Giljotin is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Giljotin looking for a guillotine here but Duddy defends easily.
Duddy tries to stand but Giljotin is controlling from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
David Giljotin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Giljotin has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Giljotin!
David Giljotin got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simon Adebisi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alaric Cosenza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adebisi comes to the cage accompanied by Go Go Adebisi. Simon Adebisi has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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35
209 lbs
31 - 19 - 1 |
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20
214 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Simon Adebisi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alaric Cosenza!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cosenza shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Adebisi but Adebisi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cosenza shoots and misses
and Adebisi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Adebisi slaps away a takedown attempt from Cosenza, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Simon Adebisi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alaric Cosenza.
Cosenza shoots and misses
and Adebisi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Adebisi lands a nice hook to Cosenza's body. Cosenza takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jab by Adebisi.
It looks like Alaric Cosenza has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adebisi feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Cosenza crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Simon Adebisi!
After winning the bout, Simon Adebisi thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Lindros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Farr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Farr has chosen Welsh National Anthem as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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33
212 lbs
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220 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Eric Lindros!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 14 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tommy Farr!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lindros has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Farr finds it's way round the side to connect with Lindros's head.
Farr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lindros, right into the meat.
Lindros misses with a shot to the body
and Farr counters with a left and a right that stings Lindros.
Lindros goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Farr avoids the body shot from Lindros.
Farr misses with an uppercut
and Lindros counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lindros.
Lindros lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lindros lands a right hand that snaps the head of Farr backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Lindros fails to land.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lindros.
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!
Lindros is looking to control Farr's arms but Farr gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lindros has his back to the cage.
Lindros swings wildly with an uppercut but Farr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Farr misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farr lands a hook to the side of the head.
Farr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Farr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Farr tries to work over Lindros's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Farr.
Lindros wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Farr has him pressed against the cage.
Farr stalling in the clinch but Lindros improves position.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Lindros tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Farr prevents a body shot from Lindros.
Farr struggles to land a body shot inside as Lindros controls his hands.
Farr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lindros working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lindros pressing his opponent against the cage.
Farr struggles to land a body shot inside as Lindros controls his hands.
Still in the clinch, Lindros scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lindros is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Farr is keeping busy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lindros misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Lindros.
Lindros lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Farr.
Lindros lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Farr.
Lindros scores with a hook to the body.
Lindros misses with a punch on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Lindros.
Lindros scores with a shot to the side of Farr's head.
Lindros misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindros is looking to control Farr's arms but Farr gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lindros has his back to the cage.
Lindros throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right hand to the body from Lindros.
Lindros stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Eric Lindros.
Lindros moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lindros misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Farr.
A shot to the liver by Lindros. Beautiful body shot.
Lindros fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lindros lands an overhand right.
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!
Lindros throws a big shot that misses.
Farr lands with a nice body punch.
Lindros is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Farr.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lindros lands with a nice combination. Farr backs away looking to recover.
A shot to the liver by Lindros. Beautiful body shot.
Lindros misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Farr misses with a body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lindros, right into the meat.
Lindros attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A big left from Lindros misses.
Lindros tries to land a leg kick but Farr saw it coming and moves away.
Farr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lindros tries to score with a low kick but Farr moves his leg out of the way.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lindros swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Farr takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Lindros lands a nice leg kick that just misses Farr's sensitive parts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Lindros dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Lindros misses with a hook. Farr ducked under it nicely.
Farr misses with a combination
and Lindros counters with a leg kick.
Farr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Farr's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Farr duly obliges.
Lindros defending well as Farr loads up on a big left hand.
Lindros falls off balance throwing a combination
and Farr counters with a two punch combo.
Farr just misses with a punch to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Farr.
Farr checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Farr checks a leg kick nicely.
Lindros throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Farr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Farr takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farr misses with a straight right.
Lindros lands the left hand.
Farr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lindros misses with a head kick.
Lindros misses with a body kick.
Lindros loads up on a big right hand but Farr slips the punch.
Lindros throws out a leg kick but Farr moves out of range and Lindros only half commits.
Lindros fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Farr manages to avoid it.
Lindros goes for a small jab and connects. Now Lindros goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Farr stumbles back but Lindros runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Farr to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Farr will ever be the same after a knockout like that.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Eric Lindros!
Eric Lindros 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Otto Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jin Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jokinen comes to the cage accompanied by Marilyn Manson - Sweet Dreams. Kim has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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28
210 lbs
29 - 9 - 0 |
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35
220 lbs
23 - 29 - 2 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Otto Jokinen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 29 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Jin Kim!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jokinen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kim looks winded!
Kim on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jokinen throws a leg kick which misses Kim's front leg but catches the back leg as Kim tries to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jokinen.
Jokinen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jokinen moves into the clinch successfully.
Jokinen digs a right hand underneath Kim's ribcage. Kim let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jokinen misses with a knee strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jokinen.
Jokinen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kim takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jokinen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jokinen crunches a lovely knee into Kim's ribcage.
Jokinen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jokinen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jokinen lands a knee to the body.
Jokinen gets control of Kim's arms and successfully pulls guard. Jokinen will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jokinen is trying to control the position but Kim postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen managing to control the position.
Jokinen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jokinen is looking for a triangle but Kim pushes his legs off easily.
Jokinen looking to control.
Jokinen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kim doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kim manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jokinen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kim defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen working a defensive guard here.
Jokinen has his foot on Kim's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kim works his way back into a safe position though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jokinen is trying to control the position but Kim postures up.
Jokinen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kim avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jokinen looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jokinen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kim has managed to get both his arms back between Jokinen's legs - danger averted.
Jokinen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kim defends it easily.
Jokinen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jokinen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jokinen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jokinen seems keen to control Kim's posture.
Jokinen is trying to keep Kim in close.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kim avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jokinen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Otto Jokinen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jin Kim's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Jokinen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kim.
Jokinen lands with a right hand.
Jokinen moves into the clinch.
Jokinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kim takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jokinen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kim lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right hook to the body lands for Jokinen.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jokinen.
Jokinen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kim.
Jokinen scores with a knee to the head.
Jokinen lands a good knee to the midsection. Kim won't want to take too many of those.
A hook to the body from Jokinen.
Jokinen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kim or not.
Jokinen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kim in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jokinen lands a body shot.
Jokinen gets control of Kim's arms and successfully pulls guard. Jokinen will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Jokinen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kim defends it easily.
Kim is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen working a defensive guard here.
Jokinen working for a triangle but Kim defends it easily.
Jokinen is trying to keep Kim in close.
Jokinen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen is figuring out what he wants to do next.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Jokinen passes to full mount!
Kim stops Jokinen from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen looking to control but Kim is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jokinen controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen takes Kim's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Kim is in trouble.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Otto Jokinen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jin Kim's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jokinen lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Jokinen lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Jokinen closes the distance and clinches.
Jokinen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jokinen lands a hook that snaps the head of Kim backwards.
Kim is rocked!
Jokinen lands a body punch.
Kim is still on wobbly legs! Can Jokinen finish him?
Jokinen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jokinen has Kim tight in a Thai clinch... and there's a huge knee which drops Kim to the floor. He's out cold!! I hope he's still got all his teeth!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Otto Jokinen!
Otto Jokinen retains his light heavyweight title!
Our winner, Otto Jokinen, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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