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CEC 293 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Arvo Penaali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uno Louner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penaali comes into the arena with Immortal Technique - Obnoxius blaring out of the sound system. Uno Louner has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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World class 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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arvo Penaali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Uno Louner!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Louner fails with the takedown.
Louner scores with a jab. Penaali acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Louner checks a leg kick nicely.
Louner's corner calls for a 1-2. Louner obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Uno Louner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Penaali throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Penaali misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Louner counters with a slapping leg kick.
We've been hearing reports that Penaali has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Louner misses with an uppercut.
Louner jabs at Penaali's body.
Penaali takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Penaali fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Louner manages to avoid it.
Penaali shoots for a double leg takedown but Louner sprawls well. He's pushed Penaali's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Louner throws out a loose jab but Penaali uses good head movement to avoid it.
Louner misses with an uppercut.
Louner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Louner lands a nice looking body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Penaali takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penaali is trying hard to land a takedown here. Louner sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Penaali moves away from the strike by Louner.
Penaali connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Louner momentarily.
Penaali throws a head kick but Louner moves out of range.
Louner throws a lazy uppercut
and Penaali counters with a takedown into side control.
Louner wants to control but Penaali postures up.
Penaali scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Louner to see if he's OK.
Penaali is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Louner has escaped the position, nice work there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Penaali is looking to take a break and control but Louner is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Penaali goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Louner rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Penaali's guard! Nice work there by Louner!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Louner loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Penaali keeping moving, preventing Louner from controlling successfully.
Penaali looking to hit a scissor sweep but Louner is one step ahead there.
Penaali is pulling down on Louner's head to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Louner throws a big right hand that misses.
Penaali wants to sweep here but Louner controlling him for the moment.
Louner trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Penaali manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Penaali accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Penaali throws a big right hand that misses.
Penaali cracks Louner with a solid left hand.
Penaali throwing strikes but missing.
Penaali in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penaali trying to control the position from guard on top but Louner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Penaali passes into half guard.
Louner is trying to get back to full guard.
Penaali 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.
Penaali thows a huge punch but Louner dodges it nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Louner looks like he's trying to stand up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Penaali throws a strike but Louner avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arvo Penaali dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Penaali throws a series of punches but Louner moves out of range.
Penaali moves away from the strike by Louner.
Penaali throws a wild body kick that Louner sees coming a mile off.
Louner tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Penaali swivels and escapes.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Penaali.
Louner lands with a good body shot.
Penaali is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Louner.
Louner darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
It looks like Arvo Penaali has been cut.
Penaali falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Louner counter with a right hand.
Penaali gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Louner to score an easy takedown into full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Louner accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Louner throws an elbow that misses. Penaali uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Louner's guard. Nice move by Penaali!
Louner wants to stand but Penaali is controlling the position.
Penaali lands a couple of elbows.
Penaali won't allow Louner to sweep him here.
Penaali trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Penaali throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Penaali slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Louner working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Penaali.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penaali trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Louner avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Penaali in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Penaali throwing strikes but missing.
Penaali working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Penaali makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Louner working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Penaali.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Penaali working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penaali throws a strike but Louner rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Louner being controlled here momentarily.
Penaali trying to control the position.
Louner must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Louner trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Louner lands a couple of elbows.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Penaali holds on and takes a little breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Louner trying to control the position from guard on top but Penaali is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Louner slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Penaali manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Penaali missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Penaali thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Penaali not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Louner blocking the ground and pound attempt from Penaali.
Louner is trying to get back to full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Penaali sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Louner defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Arvo Penaali will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Arvo Penaali's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Penaali misses with a body shot.
Penaali misses with an uppercut. Louner saw that one coming.
Penaali throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Louner scores with a sloppy right hand. Penaali should have avoided that one.
Sloppy strikes from Louner. Those never looked like landing.
Louner thuds a left hand into Penaali's body.
The fighters circling - Louner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Penaali uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Louner.
Louner feints a jab promting Penaali to slip. Louner then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Penaali slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Louner smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Penaali uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Louner.
Penaali throws a leg kick but Louner sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Penaali misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Louner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Louner swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Penaali.
Louner throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Penaali shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Penaali is trying to control. Louner wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Louner is looking to improve his position.
Penaali wants to pass to mount but Louner is defending the position.
Penaali wants to control but Louner is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penaali thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Louner's head.
Penaali is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Louner wants to control but Penaali is keeping busy.
Arvo Penaali is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Penaali throwing shots but Louner is blocking nicely.
Louner is looking for a sweep. Penaali is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penaali is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Penaali's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A bone on bone clash there as Louner blocks the leg kick.
A jab lands there for Penaali.
Penaali is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Penaali throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Arvo Penaali is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Penaali tries to score a power double leg takedown but Louner sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Penaali somewhat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penaali moves away from the strike by Louner.
Penaali throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Louner sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Penaali steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Louner.
Louner lands a two punch combo.
Penaali has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Penaali there as he acknowledges the shot.
Louner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Penaali uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Louner.
Uno Louner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Penaali shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Louner as he jumps to the side.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Penaali slips under a jab from Louner.
Louner misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Uno Louner.
I think Penaali has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arvo Penaali!
Our winner, Arvo Penaali, 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Corporate Slave (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie Cliche (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Charlie Cliche has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Corporate Slave's chin.
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212 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Corporate Slave!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Charlie Cliche!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slave rushes Cliche and presses him up against the cage.
Cliche drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Slave digs a right hand underneath Cliche's ribcage. Cliche let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cliche has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Slave after a bit of a struggle.
Cliche has Slave pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Slave manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
I was talking to Slave's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Corporate Slave has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charlie Cliche.
Cliche is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Slave gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Slave working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cliche tries to pull guard but Slave forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Slave misses with a punch to the body.
Slave gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cliche.
Cliche changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Slave fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Slave wants to clinch.
Slave just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slave just misses with a punch to the body.
Slave gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Slave as the two fighters clinch.
Cliche on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cliche tries to score a body lock takedown but Slave shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Slave misses with a punch on the inside.
Cliche can't get the takedown.
Slave misses with a punch to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Slave.
Cliche looks winded!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right hook to the body lands for Slave.
Slave lands an uppercut.
Slave struggles to land a body shot inside as Cliche controls his hands.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Slave.
Slave lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cliche backwards.
Slave lands a body punch.
Slave pushes Cliche back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slave pushes Cliche back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Slave softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Slave tries to land knees in the clinch but Cliche avoids the damage to the body.
Slave lands with a left to the head.
Slave scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cliche wants a takedown but no success here.
Slave comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Slave lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cliche backwards.
Cliche goes for a takedown in the clinch but Slave prevents it.
Slave is working Cliche over against the cage.
Slave lands a nice shot to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Slave.
A body shot lands from Slave.
Slave lands an elbow that stopped Cliche in his tracks for a moment.
Slave tries to throw a body punch but Cliche avoids it by throwing Slave back against the cage.
Slave lands with a left to the head.
A short body shot lands from Slave as the two fighters clinch.
Slave lands a left hand.
Slave digs a right hand into Cliche's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cliche's gas tank.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slave struggles to land a body shot inside as Cliche controls his hands.
Slave lands an elbow inside that Cliche shrugs off.
Slave lands a left hand.
Slave lands with a light punch inside.
Slave digs a right hand into Cliche's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cliche's gas tank.
A short body shot lands from Slave as the two fighters clinch.
Slave goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Slave lands a body shot in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Slave.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slave lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cliche.
Cliche's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Slave is working Cliche over against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Slave scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cliche's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Slave misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hook to the body lands for Slave.
Slave scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cliche managing to block the knees to the body from Slave.
Cliche tries to score a body lock takedown but Slave shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Slave tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cliche avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slave struggles to land a body shot inside as Cliche controls his hands.
Slave lands an elbow that stopped Cliche in his tracks for a moment.
Slave lands a hook to the side of the head.
Slave lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Slave throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cliches head.
Slave struggles to land a body shot inside as Cliche controls his hands.
Slave tries to throw a body punch but Cliche avoids it by throwing Slave back against the cage.
Slave lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Slave lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Slave lands an elbow that stopped Cliche in his tracks for a moment.
Cliche wants to take the fight to the mat but Slave manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Slave scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short uppercut from Slave.
Slave lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cliche backwards.
Cliche is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice body punch from Slave - that landed with a thud.
Cliche is still on wobbly legs! Can Slave finish him?
Cliche takes an elbow to the forehead.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Slave creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Slave comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Corporate Slave dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Slave tries to close the distance and clinch but Cliche swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cliche seems to have recovered his senses.
Slave throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cliche sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Slave scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cliche in his tracks.
Slave drops Cliche with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Cliche looks back up at him and smiles so Slave waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Slave throws a right hand that misses
and Cliche counters with a three punch combo that has Slave backing up. Slave nods at Cliche to acknowledge the strikes.
A punch combination from Slave misses.
Slave throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cliche takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Corporate Slave seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slave swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Slave swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Slave gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cliche is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slave tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Slave.
Slave tries to work over Cliche's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice right hand lands inside from Slave.
Cliche is looking to take this one to the mat.
Slave pushes Cliche back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Slave.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slave scores with a hook to the body.
Slave tries a body shot but Cliche blocks it.
Slave can't find room to land a body shot as Cliche controls the action.
Slave lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Slave lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Slave scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A left hand lands to the body for Slave.
Cliche is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Slave is defending well.
Slave gets through Cliche's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cliche blocks a body shot from Slave.
Slave tries to land knees in the clinch but Cliche avoids the damage to the body.
Slave lands a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slave is leaning against Cliche and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Slave tries to work over Cliche's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Slave scores with a nice hook to the head.
Slave lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cliche backwards.
Slave gets through Cliche's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Slave.
Cliche takes an elbow to the temple.
Slave pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Cliche! Slave unloads with more strikes and Cliche sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Corporate Slave!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Irwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Azinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Irwin comes to the cage accompanied by AC/DC - T.N.T. Azinger has chosen Racoon - No mercy as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Paul Irwin has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Paul Irwin seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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212 lbs
27 - 14 - 1 |
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220 lbs
11 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Paul Irwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Azinger!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Irwin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Azinger.
Azinger is looking to clinch but Irwin is avoiding it.
Azinger misses with a wild body shot.
Azinger scores with a kick to the body.
Azinger lands a nice shot to the body.
Irwin throws the left hand but Azinger avoids the punch easily.
Azinger looks for the body kick but Irwin saw that one coming.
Irwin throws a jab but it's blocked by Azinger.
Azinger pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Azinger avoids the body shot from Irwin.
Irwin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Azinger clinches up against the cage.
Azinger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Azinger.
Irwin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Irwin breaks from the clinch.
Irwin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Azinger thows a body shot but no joy.
Irwin just misses with a punch to the body.
Irwin looks to land a left hand but Azinger moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Azinger.
Irwin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Irwin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Azinger ducks under a wild hook from Irwin.
Azinger with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Azinger blocks a head kick by Irwin.
Azinger lands a head kick. Irwin smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Azinger thows a body shot but no joy.
Azinger dips to his left and cracks Irwin with an uppercut!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Azinger scores with a kick to the body.
Irwin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Irwin throws a shot from downtown. Azinger moves away and avoids it.
Irwin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Azinger uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Irwin.
Irwin misses with a straight left.
Azinger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azinger lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A head kick misses from Irwin.
Irwin throws a shot to the body.
Irwin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Irwin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Irwin has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Zero Tolerance in the buildup to the fight.
Irwin swinging wildly here.
Azinger misses with a head kick.
Irwin throws out a loose jab but Azinger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Irwin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Irwin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Irwin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Azinger sees it coming and avoids it easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Azinger.
Nice shot lands for Irwin.
Azinger lands with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irwin misses with a hook.
A big right from Irwin misses.
Azinger has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Irwin looks to score with a jab to the body but Azinger is just out of range.
Azinger uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Irwin.
Irwin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Azinger counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Azinger throws a head kick that half lands.
Irwin misses with a wild body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Azinger. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Azinger.
Azinger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Azinger connects with a nice looking jab.
Irwin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Azinger tries to clinch up but Irwin circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice cross by Azinger.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Azinger throws a head kick that Irwin semi-blocks.
Irwin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Irwin is rocked!
Azinger scores with a punch to the head.
Oh Irwin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Irwin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Azinger throws out the jab.
Azinger is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Irwin had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Azinger gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Irwin seems to have got his legs back now.
Azinger lands a shoulder strike.
Azinger swings wildly with an uppercut but Irwin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Irwin is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Azinger's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Azinger displaying some good clinch control by pressing Irwin up against the cage.
Irwin trying to stall but Azinger improves his position.
Azinger misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Azinger creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Azinger lands with a left to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Irwin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Azinger lands a nice elbow.
Irwin is looking to break free of the clinch but Azinger has double underhooks.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Irwin wants to get back to striking at distance but Azinger won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Azinger dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A jab from Azinger misses.
Paul Azinger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Azinger connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Azinger.
Azinger swings for the body but Irwin moves out of range.
Irwin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Azinger is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Irwin moves out of range as Azinger throws a body kick.
Azinger uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Irwin.
Irwin throws a hook but Azinger blocks it.
Paul Azinger seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Irwin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Irwin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Azinger.
Azinger scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Irwin lands a nice hook to Azinger's body. Azinger takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Azinger on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Azinger thows a body shot but no joy.
Irwin throws a right hand that misses
and Azinger makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Irwin misses with a looping left.
Irwin throws a lazy right hand but Azinger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irwin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A low kick from Irwin misses
and Azinger counters with a nice body kick.
Azinger moves away from the strike by Irwin.
Azinger tests Irwin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A jab from Azinger finds it's way through Irwin's defenses.
Azinger uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Irwin.
A chopping leg kick lands by Azinger.
Irwin is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Azinger slips a straight right by Irwin.
Irwin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Azinger doesn't seem bothered though.
Azinger misses with a head kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Azinger.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Irwin throws a push kick but Azinger slaps the foot to one side.
Azinger bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Irwin's head.
Azinger bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Irwin's head.
Irwin missing with a left hand there. Azinger was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irwin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Irwin misses with a wild body shot.
Azinger wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Azinger looks to throw the jab but Irwin is out of range.
Irwin misses with a jab to the body
and Azinger counters with a nice body shot.
A jab from Irwin misses.
Irwin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Azinger tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Azinger fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Irwin.
Azinger with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Irwin throws a big shot that misses.
An inside leg kick from Azinger misses.
Azinger misses with a body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Azinger, right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azinger moves out of range of the strikes.
Azinger slips a straight right by Irwin.
Azinger takes a swing at Irwin's ribcage but misses.
Azinger misses the shot to the body.
Irwin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Irwin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Irwin there as he acknowledges the shot.
A head kick misses from Irwin.
Jab by Azinger.
Azinger lands with a shot to the body.
Azinger works Irwin's body with a nice hook.
Nice body punch from Azinger.
Azinger misses with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Azinger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Azinger connects with a body shot that sends Irwin's belly button to the back.
Irwin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Azinger throws an overhand right that lands on Irwin's shoulder, as Irwin tries to avoid the shot.
Irwin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Irwin jabs at Azinger's body.
Azinger swings for the body but Irwin moves out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Azinger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Azinger throws an elbow that misses.
Irwin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Irwin feints and then cracks Azinger's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Azinger down.
A telegraphed right hand from Irwin misses the target.
Azinger cracks Irwin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Irwin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Azinger.
Azinger has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Irwin misses with a straight left.
Irwin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Irwin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Azinger showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Azinger throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Azinger doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Irwin misses the shot to the body.
Azinger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Azinger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Irwin.
Irwin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Azinger.
Irwin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Azinger sizes up Irwin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Azinger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Azinger looks to score with a jab to the body but Irwin is just out of range.
Irwin tries a head kick but it misses.
Irwin slips under a jab from Azinger.
Irwin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Irwin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Azinger misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Azinger scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irwin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Both fighters circling a little - Azinger finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Irwin looks to land a right hand but Azinger moved out of range.
A jab from Irwin misses.
A jab lands there for Azinger.
Azinger lands with a thumping leg kick.
Azinger cracks Irwin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Irwin misses with a hook. Azinger ducked under it nicely.
Irwin misses with a body kick.
Irwin throws a body kick that misses.
Azinger changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Irwin throws a low kick but Azinger moves out of range easily.
Irwin throws a hook but Azinger blocks it.
Irwin looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Azinger missing with a left hand there. Irwin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Azinger takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Paul Irwin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Azinger throws a head kick that half lands.
Irwin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Azinger sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Azinger lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Irwin avoids the body shot from Azinger.
Irwin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Azinger. Azinger circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Azinger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Irwin was well out of range. Poor timing from Azinger.
Irwin lands a jab to the head.
Azinger is rocked!
Irwin shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Azinger takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Irwin sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Azinger bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Paul Irwin!
Paul Irwin spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ilkka Laitinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dallas Bond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laitinen kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is AC/DC - Thunderstruck. 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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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
37 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ilkka Laitinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Dallas Bond!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laitinen works the jab nicely.
Laitinen lands a jab.
It looks like Dallas Bond has been cut.
Laitinen connects with a crisp jab.
Laitinen throws a body kick that misses.
Bond throws a head kick but Laitinen moves out of range.
Laitinen swings for the body but Bond moves out of range.
Bond moves into the clinch.
Laitinen will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bond up against the cage.
Laitinen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bond tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Laitinen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Laitinen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bond throws a head punch that misses.
Bond tries to work over Laitinen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bond tries to land a knee to the head but Laitinen blocks with his arms.
Laitinen misses with the head strike.
Bond throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bond misses with an elbow strike.
Laitinen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bond tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Laitinen avoids a wild elbow strike from Bond.
Bond looking to throw knees to the head but Laitinen is blocking nicely.
Laitinen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bond misses with some punches.
Bond misses with an elbow strike.
Bond tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Laitinen lands with a short shot to the head.
Laitinen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bond's elbow.
Laitinen has a couple of punches blocked by Bond.
Bond working aggressively here.
Laitinen avoids the elbow strike from Bond, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laitinen displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bond up against the cage.
Bond has Laitinen pressed against the cage.
Bond pushes off an throws an elbow but Laitinen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Laitinen is trying to stall.
Laitinen managing to block the knees to the body from Bond.
Bond has a couple of punches blocked by Laitinen.
A short right from Laitinen on the inside.
Laitinen misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hook to the body lands for Laitinen.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bond misses with a knee strike.
Laitinen blocks the elbow strike.
Laitinen scores with a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bond misses with the head strike.
Bond misses with a punch on the inside.
Laitinen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bond tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bond controlling the action here for a moment.
Bond tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Laitinen's elbow.
Bond looking to throw knees to the head but Laitinen is blocking nicely.
Bond pushes Laitinen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Laitinen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Laitinen being controlled against the cage.
Bond throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Laitinen blocks it with crossed arms.
Bond tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laitinen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bond tries to work over Laitinen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Laitinen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bond scores with a shoulder strike.
Laitinen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Laitinen just leaning against Bond, taking a breather.
Bond fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bond trying to land knees to the body.
Laitinen tries to stall but Bond uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Laitinen misses with a punch to the body.
Laitinen slows down the pace here.
Bond looking to throw knees to the head but Laitinen is blocking nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bond with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short right from Laitinen.
Laitinen presses Bond against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ilkka Laitinen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dallas Bond's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bond is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Laitinen.
Bond throws a shot from downtown. Laitinen moves away and avoids it.
Laitinen misses with a straight right.
A slow jab from Bond misses its intended target.
Bond connects with a body shot.
Bond wants to land a leg kick but Laitinen is out of range.
Laitinen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bond has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Laitinen throws a body punch but Bond moves out of range.
Bond throws a wild body kick that Laitinen sees coming a mile off.
Laitinen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A head kick from Laitinen lands but Bond takes it in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bond has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Laitinen.
Bond falls off balance throwing a combination
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Laitinen keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laitinen scores with a hook to the body. Bond takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Laitinen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bond doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Laitinen staying out of range there.
Bond fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Laitinen, pushing him back against the cage.
Laitinen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bond lands a nice uppercut.
Laitinen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Laitinen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bond.
Laitinen is looking to control Bond's arms but Bond gets an underhook and turns him. Now Laitinen has his back to the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bond.
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!
Bond tries a knee to the head but Laitinen blocks it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bond.
Bond tries to work over Laitinen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Laitinen will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bond up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laitinen avoids the elbow strike from Bond, against the cage.
Laitinen lands with a light punch inside.
Laitinen scores with a shoulder strike.
That has opened up Dallas Bond's cut even more.
Bond tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Laitinen avoids it.
Laitinen is working Bond over against the cage.
Ilkka Laitinen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Laitinen.
Laitinen pushes Bond back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bond tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Laitinen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Laitinen struggles to land a body shot inside as Bond controls his hands.
Bond has a couple of punches blocked by Laitinen.
Laitinen stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Laitinen struggles to land a body shot inside as Bond controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bond lands an elbow that stopped Laitinen in his tracks for a moment.
Laitinen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bond with a knee to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Laitinen.
Bond tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bond throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Laitinen blocks it with crossed arms.
Laitinen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bond's elbow.
Bond misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bond swings wildly with an uppercut but Laitinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laitinen dodges an elbow strike from Bond.
Bond has a couple of punches blocked by Laitinen.
Bond with a knee to the head.
Bond using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Laitinen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Laitinen throws a punch but it's blocked by Bond.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bond misses with a knee strike.
Bond has a couple of punches blocked by Laitinen.
Bond lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Laitinen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bond or not.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Laitinen.
Bond throws an elbow that misses.
Laitinen tries to throw a body punch but Bond avoids it by throwing Laitinen back against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Laitinen - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Bond misses with some punches.
Laitinen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bond lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Laitinen scores with a shot to the side of Bond's head.
Bond misses with a knee strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Laitinen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ilkka Laitinen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dallas Bond'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. This is the final round!
Nice body punch from Laitinen.
Bond takes a swing at Laitinen's ribcage but misses.
Bond lands a head shot.
Ilkka Laitinen is winning the standup battle so far.
Bond misses with a right hand
and Laitinen counters with a one-two to the body.
Bond gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Laitinen scores with a decent looking hook.
Bond is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laitinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bond was well out of range. Poor timing from Laitinen.
Bond is still on wobbly legs! Can Laitinen finish him?
No joy there for Laitinen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bond seems to have recovered his senses.
Laitinen cracks the inside of Bond's front leg.
Bond throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Laitinen.
Bond throws a head kick but Laitinen moves out of range.
Bond misses with the combination.
Bond scores with a decent looking hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laitinen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bond chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Laitinen looks to land a body kick but Bond moved away.
Bond darts in trying to clinch
and Laitinen finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Laitinen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bond.
A slapping leg kick lands for Laitinen.
Laitinen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bond throws a looping overhand right but Laitinen ducks down to avoid it.
A low kick from Bond is predictable there
and Laitinen counters with an inside leg kick.
Bond takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Laitinen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A big left from Bond misses.
Dallas Bond has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bond steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Laitinen. That one must have hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laitinen lands a leg kick that knocks Bond off balance momentarily.
A slapping body kick lands there for Laitinen.
Laitinen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Laitinen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Laitinen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Laitinen lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bond will feel that in the morning.
Dallas Bond seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laitinen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Laitinen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Laitinen scores with a three punch combo!
Laitinen thumps Bond with a low kick.
A slow jab from Bond misses its intended target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Laitinen. Bond does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bond throws a leg kick but Laitinen moved away.
Laitinen slips a straight right by Bond.
Laitinen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bond takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Laitinen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Laitinen lands with an overhand left.
Bond takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Laitinen lands with a kick to the ribs.
Nice shot by Laitinen.
Laitinen thuds a left hand into Bond's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laitinen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bond's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bond wants to clinch up but Laitinen keeps it at a distance.
Laitinen sends Bond crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Laitinen is motioning to the referee to let Bond up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
The cut above Dallas Bond's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laitinen steps in with a hook that catches Bond right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Laitinen follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Bond looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ilkka Laitinen!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Ilkka Laitinen waved his t-shirt featuring Milwaukee's Best 160 SALE $140's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rampe Rovio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Mercurius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rovio comes to the cage accompanied by Boom City. Mercurius is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Amplifier - The Wave. 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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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
27 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rampe Rovio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rocky Mercurius!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rovio bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rocky Mercurius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rovio lands a high kick!
Rovio shoots in looking for a takedown but Mercurius manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rovio's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Rovio takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Rovio throws a sloppy head kick and Mercurius moves out of range easily.
Nice defenses there by Rovio.
Mercurius throws an overhand right that lands on Rovio's shoulder, as Rovio tries to avoid the shot.
Mercurius's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Mercurius's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Rovio tried to score with a low kick but Mercurius checks it.
Mercurius throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mercurius stuffs the takedown attempt from Rovio. Rovio gets slowly back to his feet.
Mercurius throws a sloppy head kick and Rovio moves out of range easily.
Mercurius throws a series of punches but Rovio moves out of range.
Rovio tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mercurius shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rovio counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Mercurius's guard now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rovio sitting in guard here, content to control.
Mercurius bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rovio's guard.
Mercurius won't allow Rovio to sweep him here.
Rovio is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mercurius throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rovio works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rovio wants to sweep here but Mercurius controlling him for the moment.
Rovio working for submissions but it's allowed Mercurius to get to half guard.
Rovio actively working from the bottom here.
Mercurius working the head and body with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Mercurius.
Rovio trying to control from the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rovio looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mercurius not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rovio is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mercurius scores with a couple of nice shots.
Mercurius prevents Rovio from improving his position.
Mercurius is looking to take a break and control but Rovio is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mercurius keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Rovio is looking to improve his position.
Mercurius is trying to control. Rovio wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mercurius controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Rocky Mercurius.
Nice takedown defense from Mercurius. No joy for Rovio on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rampe Rovio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mercurius just misses with a punch to the body.
Mercurius ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rovio moves away.
A shot to the liver by Mercurius. Beautiful body shot.
Mercurius tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rovio was well out of range. Poor timing from Mercurius.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rovio.
Mercurius pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rovio chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mercurius throws a big shot that misses.
Mercurius throws a head kick that misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rovio, right into the meat.
Rovio has a takedown stuffed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercurius throws a low kick but Rovio avoids it.
Mercurius displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rovio throws out the jab.
Mercurius lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rovio's sensitive parts.
Mercurius swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rovio.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body kick from Mercurius.
Mercurius looks to land a right hand but Rovio moved out of range.
Mercurius throws an overhand right that lands on Rovio's shoulder, as Rovio tries to avoid the shot.
Mercurius avoids the head kick by Rovio.
Mercurius dips to his left and cracks Rovio with an uppercut!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mercurius throws a leg kick which misses Rovio's front leg but catches the back leg as Rovio tries to avoid it.
Rovio throws a head kick that misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mercurius is defended easily by Rovio.
Mercurius misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocky Mercurius dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Mercurius throws a hook but Rovio avoids it easily.
Mercurius pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rovio is out of range and Mercurius settles back down.
Rovio slips a straight right by Mercurius.
Rovio jabs at Mercurius's body.
Rovio fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mercurius.
Rovio scores with the left hand. Mercurius knows he should have avoided that one.
Mercurius throws a jab but it's blocked by Rovio.
Rovio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mercurius scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rovio steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mercurius.
Mercurius tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mercurius shoots in and drives through. Rovio sprawls well.
Mercurius is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rovio.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rovio darts in looking for a takedown but Mercurius gets double underhooks and turns Rovio into the cage.
Mercurius goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rovio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rovio is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Mercurius can't fight it off and eventually Rovio manages to take the fight to the floor. Mercurius looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mercurius wants to sweep but no luck.
Mercurius controls Rovio momentarily but Rovio frees himself.
Rovio wants to control from the top but Mercurius keeps moving.
Mercurius is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rovio chips away with some ground and pound.
Rovio postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rovio stopping the sweep attempt from Mercurius.
Rampe Rovio overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mercurius is trying to control the position but Rovio postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rovio throwing strikes but missing.
Rovio content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
We've been hearing that Rovio has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rovio is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rovio working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mercurius's head.
Rovio has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rovio throws a big right hand that misses.
Mercurius 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.
Rovio with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rovio preventing the sweep.
Mercurius is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Mercurius throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Rovio postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rovio throwing strikes from guard but Mercurius blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rovio won't allow Mercurius to sweep him here.
Rovio throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mercurius works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mercurius is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Rovio trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Rovio is looking to work some ground and pound but Mercurius has wrist control.
Mercurius wants to sweep here but Rovio controlling him for the moment.
Mercurius is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rovio throws an elbow that misses. Mercurius uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rovio's guard. Nice move by Mercurius!
Mercurius wants to control from the top but Rovio keeps moving.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Rovio isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Mercurius stacks Rovio on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Mercurius!
Rovio is trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercurius lands some shots froms side control.
Rovio taking a bit of punishment here - Mercurius scoring with strikes.
Rovio manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mercurius is controlling Rovio's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Mercurius is looking to improve his position.
Rovio is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Mercurius regains full guard. Nicely done.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mercurius looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Mercurius is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Rampe Rovio will probably get the nod.
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!
Mercurius avoids the head kick by Rovio.
Rovio walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rovio is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mercurius sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Rocky Mercurius seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rovio misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rovio wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mercurius slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Horrible takedown by Mercurius or perhaps it was just good defense by Rovio which made him look bad.
Mercurius cracks Rovio with a good jab.
Mercurius closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Rovio is trying to get back to full guard.
Mercurius looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rovio is looking to control Mercurius's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rovio avoid being mounted?
Mercurius thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rovio's head.
Rovio moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Rovio is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mercurius working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rovio keeping moving, preventing Mercurius from controlling successfully.
Rovio is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Rovio is trying to keep Mercurius in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rovio wants to sweep here but Mercurius controlling him for the moment.
Mercurius landing with the ground and pound.
Mercurius throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mercurius working some strikes from top position.
Rovio looking for a guillotine here but Mercurius defends easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mercurius pushing down on Rovio's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercurius winds up and cracks Rovio with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rovio manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Rovio wants to control but Mercurius passes easily into half guard.
Rovio on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Mercurius is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Mercurius has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rovio has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mercurius is working away from the top position though.
Mercurius working Rovio over with strikes.
Rovio is staying active underneath Mercurius, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mercurius looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Rovio is looking for a sweep. Mercurius is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mercurius is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Rovio is just riding it out for now. Mercurius eventually gives up the hold.
Mercurius lands with a punch from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rovio is not content to let Mercurius control the position.
Rovio throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rovio is trying to control but can't.
Mercurius looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rovio with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rovio blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mercurius.
Rovio is looking to improve his position.
Ground and pound from Mercurius.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rocky Mercurius comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mercurius 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rocky Mercurius!
Rocky Mercurius really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that [WOT] GR Design - Top quality, from $10 to $150 ! logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bart Simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Katla Vanagandr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vanagandr has chosen The Whispers - Rock Steady 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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280 lbs
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260 lbs
16 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bart Simpson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Katla Vanagandr!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simpson swings for the body but Vanagandr moves out of range.
Simpson looks to land a body kick but Vanagandr moved away.
Simpson scores with a head kick.
Simpson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Vanagandr walks into a stiff left hand from Simpson.
The crowd cheers as Simpson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Vanagandr doesn't seem phased though.
Simpson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vanagandr looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Simpson throws a head kick but Vanagandr moves out of range.
Vanagandr looks to land a combination. Simpson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Bart Simpson has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Simpson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Vanagandr on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Vanagandr looks to score with a jab to the body but Simpson is just out of range.
Simpson lands with a nice body punch.
Simpson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Simpson tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simpson misses with a straight left.
Vanagandr checks a leg kick nicely.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Simpson looking to throw knees to the head but Vanagandr is blocking nicely.
Simpson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vanagandr blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Simpson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Simpson has a couple of punches blocked by Vanagandr.
Simpson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vanagandr prevents a body shot from Simpson.
Vanagandr misses with a body punch.
Simpson misses with a punch on the inside.
Simpson misses with the head strike.
Vanagandr digs a right hand into Simpson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Simpson's gas tank.
Simpson tries to throw a body punch but Vanagandr avoids it by throwing Simpson back against the cage.
Simpson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simpson misses with a body punch.
Simpson gets through Vanagandr's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Simpson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Simpson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vanagandr working some nice short punches in the clinch.
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!
Simpson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vanagandr misses with a punch to the body.
Simpson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vanagandr can't find room to land a body shot as Simpson controls the action.
Vanagandr wants to get back to striking at distance but Simpson won't allow it.
A head punch on the inside from Simpson fails to land.
Vanagandr is pushing Simpson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Vanagandr wants to break free but Simpson has control.
Simpson tries to work over Vanagandr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Simpson misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simpson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vanagandr backwards.
Simpson throws a head punch that misses.
Simpson lands with a short shot to the head.
It looks like Katla Vanagandr has been cut.
Simpson can't find room to land a body shot as Vanagandr controls the action.
Vanagandr misses with a body punch.
I was talking to Simpson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Simpson is trying to break free.
Vanagandr cracks Simpson with a nice body shot.
Simpson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Simpson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Simpson is trying to break the clinch but Vanagandr has him pressed against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vanagandr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
An inside leg kick from Simpson misses.
Simpson misses with a hook.
Bart Simpson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Simpson tries a head kick but it misses.
Simpson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Simpson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simpson tries to clinch up but Vanagandr circles away and keeps his distance.
Simpson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vanagandr.
Simpson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Simpson connects with a crisp jab.
Simpson looks to land a body kick but Vanagandr moved away.
Simpson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vanagandr takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Simpson lands with an overhand left.
Simpson looks to land a left hand but Vanagandr moved out of range nicely.
Simpson lands with a right hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Simpson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Simpson misses with a leg kick.
Simpson misses with a left hand
enabling Vanagandr to counter with a crisp jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Simpson.
A slapping body kick lands there for Simpson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bart Simpson dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Simpson misses with a straight left.
Simpson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Simpson misses with a body kick.
Simpson misses with a straight right.
Vanagandr listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nice uppercut there from Vanagandr.
Bart Simpson's cut is getting worse.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Simpson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vanagandr manages to avoid it.
Vanagandr blocks a low kick nicely.
Vanagandr lands a big uppercut and Simpson crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Simpson looks OK. Vanagandr waves Simpson back to his feet!
Simpson misses the shot to the body.
Vanagandr takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Simpson looks to score with a jab to the body but Vanagandr is just out of range.
Simpson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vanagandr manages to avoid it.
Simpson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Vanagandr blocks a body shot from Simpson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Simpson.
Vanagandr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vanagandr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Simpson misses with a punch on the inside.
Vanagandr lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jeez, Bart Simpson's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Simpson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Simpson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vanagandr can't break the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Simpson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vanagandr is trying to push Simpson away but Simpson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Vanagandr tries to stall but Simpson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Vanagandr manages to break the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Simpson.
Simpson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Simpson misses with a low kick as Vanagandr jumps back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simpson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Simpson prevents a body shot from Vanagandr.
Vanagandr can't find room to land a body shot as Simpson controls the action.
Vanagandr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Simpson's elbow.
Simpson is trying to push Vanagandr away but Vanagandr has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Simpson tries to work over Vanagandr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A bit of stalling here from Vanagandr.
Vanagandr prevents a body shot from Simpson.
Vanagandr breaks the clinch.
Vanagandr looks to land a right hand but Simpson moved out of range.
Simpson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Simpson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Vanagandr is able to avoid easily.
Simpson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Simpson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Simpson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vanagandr manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanagandr avoids the head kick by Simpson.
Vanagandr keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Simpson is looking to chop away at Vanagandr's legs.
Simpson lands a jab to the head.
Simpson misses with a low kick.
Simpson tries a head kick but it misses.
Katla Vanagandr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Simpson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Vanagandr momentarily.
Nice defenses there by Vanagandr.
Simpson cracks the inside of Vanagandr's front leg.
Simpson looks to land a left hand but Vanagandr moved out of range nicely.
Vanagandr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Simpson throws a head kick but Vanagandr moves out of range.
Simpson misses with a body punch
and Vanagandr counters with a two punch combo.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bart Simpson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Katla Vanagandr!
Katla Vanagandr decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Maynard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Silvera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Silvera's choice of entrance music: Wedlock. 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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27 - 14 - 0 |
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193 lbs
21 - 16 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexander Maynard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Joey Silvera!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silvera gets in close and instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silvera.
A nice right hand lands inside from Maynard.
Maynard blocking some punches.
A bit of stalling here from Maynard.
Silvera misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Maynard fails to land.
Maynard lands an uppercut.
Maynard stalling in the clinch but Silvera improves position.
Maynard throws a punch but it's blocked by Silvera.
Silvera presses Maynard against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Silvera swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silvera lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Silvera stalling in the clinch but Maynard improves position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maynard lands a body shot.
Maynard trying to stall but Silvera improves his position.
A head punch on the inside from Silvera fails to land.
Maynard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Silvera.
Silvera stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Silvera.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maynard.
Maynard avoiding damage.
Maynard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maynard can't find room to land a body shot as Silvera controls the action.
Maynard swings wildly with an uppercut but Silvera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maynard swings wildly with an uppercut but Silvera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maynard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maynard works on Silvera's body with a couple of short punches.
Silvera lands a damaging elbow.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Silvera takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Silvera throws a head punch that misses.
Silvera lands an elbow inside.
Silvera goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvera stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silvera is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Maynard is defending well for now.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Maynard.
Maynard leaning his opponent against the cage.
Silvera creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Maynard's defenses.
Silvera is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Silvera tries to work over Maynard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silvera working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Maynard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maynard holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Maynard misses with a hook to the ribs.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Silvera.
Maynard displaying some good clinch control by pressing Silvera up against the cage.
Maynard misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvera creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Maynard's defenses.
Silvera digs a right hand underneath Maynard's ribcage. Maynard let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Silvera lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Alexander Maynard has been cut.
Nice elbow from Silvera.
Silvera is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A short right from Silvera.
Maynard is trying to stall.
Silvera has a couple of punches blocked by Maynard.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silvera.
Silvera misses with a punch on the inside.
Silvera misses with the head strike.
Silvera tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maynard's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maynard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silvera scores with a shot to the side of Maynard's head.
Maynard is trying to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silvera lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Maynard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maynard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silvera leaning his opponent against the cage.
Maynard lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Silvera on the inside.
Silvera connects with a nasty looking knee right to Maynard's face.
Silvera struggles to land a body shot inside as Maynard controls his hands.
Silvera lands a right hand.
Maynard misses with a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silvera blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maynard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maynard throws a head punch that misses.
Silvera lands an elbow inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Silvera dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexander Maynard's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Silvera lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Maynard misses with a right hand
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Silvera counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Silvera.
Silvera lands a body shot.
Maynard blocks a body shot from Silvera.
Maynard lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silvera backwards.
A short uppercut from Silvera.
Maynard looking to slow down the pace here.
Silvera lands a nice uppercut.
Maynard's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Silvera makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Maynard stalls.
Maynard lands with a right to the head.
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!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maynard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silvera has a couple of punches blocked by Maynard.
A hook to the body from Silvera.
Silvera tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Maynard is looking to break free of the clinch but Silvera has double underhooks.
Silvera lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Maynard backwards.
Silvera tries to throw a body punch but Maynard avoids it by throwing Silvera back against the cage.
Silvera tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maynard's elbow.
Silvera blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silvera stalling.
Silvera misses with a punch to the body.
Maynard blocks a body shot from Silvera.
Silvera swings wildly with an uppercut but Maynard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maynard swings wildly with an uppercut but Silvera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Joey Silvera seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Silvera struggles to land a body shot inside as Maynard controls his hands.
Silvera working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Silvera takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Silvera with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Maynard blocking some punches.
Maynard takes an elbow to the forehead.
Maynard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silvera swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silvera struggles to land a body shot inside as Maynard controls his hands.
A nice left hand lands by Maynard.
Silvera swings wildly with an uppercut but Maynard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maynard wants to break free but Silvera has control.
Maynard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silvera lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Silvera will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Maynard up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Maynard creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Silvera creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Silvera just misses with a elbow thrown towards Maynard's brow.
A shot in the inside from Maynard.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maynard.
Maynard misses with some punches.
Maynard throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silveras head.
Maynard managing to block the knees to the body from Silvera.
Maynard blocks an uppercut.
Silvera trying to land knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Silvera.
Silvera wants to stall.
Maynard lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maynard lands a body punch.
Maynard throws a head punch that misses.
Silvera tries to stall but Maynard uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silvera with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Maynard.
Silvera working aggressively here.
Maynard is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Silvera is keeping busy.
Silvera lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Maynard backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silvera.
Silvera misses with a punch on the inside.
Maynard lands a body punch in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Maynard.
Silvera working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Maynard lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Silvera works on Maynard'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!
Maynard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maynard leaning his opponent against the cage.
Silvera throws a punch but it's blocked by Maynard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Silvera showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alexander Maynard's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Maynard ducks under a wild hook from Silvera.
Silvera takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Silvera is looking to clinch but Maynard is avoiding it.
Maynard throws a lazy right hand but Silvera sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Maynard misses the target.
Silvera lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Maynard.
Maynard pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Maynard lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Maynard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silvera manages to avoid it.
Maynard scores with a decent looking hook.
Maynard drops his hands momentarily and Silvera takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Alexander Maynard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silvera avoids the body shot from Maynard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maynard circles away from the clinch attempt.
Maynard circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silvera darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Maynard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've been told by Maynard's head coaches at Team Nakkikoppiheijari that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Maynard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Maynard misses with the combination.
Maynard has closed the distance and engaged Silvera in a clinch.
A short right from Silvera on the inside.
Silvera stalling in the clinch but Maynard improves position.
Silvera goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silvera.
Silvera misses with a hook from the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Silvera can't find room to land a body shot as Maynard controls the action.
Alexander Maynard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvera working aggressively here.
Maynard blocks an uppercut.
Silvera utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Maynard throws a punch but it's blocked by Silvera.
Maynard misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maynard.
Silvera working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Silvera just misses with a elbow thrown towards Maynard's brow.
Maynard misses with a punch on the inside.
Silvera stalling in the clinch.
Silvera misses with some punches.
Silvera fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silvera lands a shoulder strike.
Silvera gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Silvera prevents a body shot from Maynard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvera's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Silvera softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Silvera.
Maynard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maynard blocking some punches.
Maynard lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silvera throws a head punch that misses.
Maynard working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Silvera is looking to control Maynard's arms but Maynard gets an underhook and turns him. Now Silvera has his back to the cage.
Silvera misses with the head strike.
Maynard will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Silvera up against the cage.
Silvera swings wildly with an uppercut but Maynard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maynard working hard to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maynard takes a knee to the side of the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silvera missing with knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Silvera holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A short left from Silvera.
Maynard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Maynard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silvera scores with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silvera.
Still in the clinch, Maynard scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silvera slowing the pace effectively.
Silvera tries to throw a body punch but Maynard avoids it by throwing Silvera back against the cage.
Maynard misses with some punches.
Maynard takes a shot to the head.
Silvera misses with some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joey Silvera comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Silvera 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joey Silvera!
In his post fight interview, Joey Silvera started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lasi Leuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sigvard Aurelius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aurelius is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Marcia Carolus Rex. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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148 lbs
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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
27 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lasi Leuka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 9 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sigvard Aurelius!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leuka takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Leuka closes the distance and clinches up with Aurelius, looking for a takedown. Leuka pushes Aurelius against the cage but Aurelius circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Leuka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Aurelius paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Leuka stuns Aurelius with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A punch combination from Leuka misses.
Leuka looks to land a right hand but Aurelius moved out of range.
Leuka keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Leuka tries to clinch
letting Aurelius counter with a right hand.
Leuka throws a body kick that misses.
Leuka throws the kick towards the body but Aurelius avoids it.
Aurelius avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Aurelius throws a body kick that misses.
Leuka is looking to clinch but Aurelius is avoiding it.
A shot to the liver by Leuka. Beautiful body shot.
Leuka goes for a double leg but Aurelius avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Aurelius continues to drive forward.
Leuka wants to break the clinch but can't.
Aurelius can't find room to land a body shot as Leuka controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leuka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Aurelius.
Leuka slows down the pace here.
Aurelius tries a body shot but Leuka blocks it.
Leuka makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Aurelius misses with a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Aurelius.
A left hand lands to the body for Aurelius.
Aurelius scores with a shot to the side of Leuka's head.
Leuka stalling in the clinch but Aurelius improves position.
Aurelius pushes Leuka back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leuka stalling.
Leuka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sigvard Aurelius is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aurelius takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Leuka getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Aurelius slips a straight right by Leuka.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leuka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aurelius swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Aurelius tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Leuka manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Leuka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Aurelius.
Good shot there by Leuka.
Leuka throws a right and a left that both miss.
Aurelius misses with a low kick as Leuka jumps back.
Leuka connects with a looping right hand.
Leuka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aurelius.
Aurelius takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Leuka is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius ducks under a wild hook from Leuka.
Leuka looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Aurelius wants to clinch.
Aurelius staying out of range there.
Leuka misses with a few strikes there.
Leuka loads up on a big right hand but Aurelius slips the punch.
Leuka lands a nice shot that snaps Aurelius's head back.
Leuka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Leuka misses the shot to the body.
Aurelius closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Leuka throws a poor cross that misses
and Aurelius holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Aurelius blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Leuka avoiding damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Leuka.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leuka lands a hook to the side of the head.
Aurelius lands a nice shot to the body.
Aurelius blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aurelius tries to work over Leuka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Aurelius lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aurelius tries to work over Leuka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Leuka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Aurelius's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Leuka.
Leuka is pushing Aurelius up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Aurelius as Leuka tries to tie him up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lasi Leuka dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Leuka throws a big shot that misses.
Aurelius checks the leg kick nicely there.
Leuka misses with a few strikes there.
Aurelius steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Leuka.
Leuka rushes Aurelius and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Leuka misses with the head strike.
A hook to the body from Aurelius.
Leuka is looking to take this one to the mat.
Leuka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aurelius tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Leuka's elbow.
Aurelius goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Leuka working aggressively here.
Leuka is trying to force a seperation but Aurelius has the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leuka is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Leuka lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Leuka misses with some punches.
Leuka working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lasi Leuka has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Leuka is trying to break the clinch but Aurelius is controlling him.
Leuka has a couple of punches blocked by Aurelius.
Leuka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Leuka is looking to clinch but Aurelius is avoiding it.
Leuka throws a series of strikes that have Aurelius backpedaling.
Leuka rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Aurelius counters with an inside leg kick.
Lasi Leuka is winning the standup battle so far.
Leuka falls off balance throwing a combination
and Aurelius counters with a low kick, right behind Leuka 's knee.
Leuka lands a two punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leuka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Leuka throws a series of punches but Aurelius moves out of range.
Leuka misses the shot to the body.
Leuka lands with a good body shot.
Leuka throws the left hand but Aurelius avoids the punch easily.
Aurelius blocks a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leuka misses with a few strikes there.
Aurelius misses with a low kick.
Leuka is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Leuka misses with a series of wild punches.
Leuka tries to clinch but Aurelius moves out of range.
Lasi Leuka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Leuka has closed the distance and engaged Aurelius in a clinch.
Leuka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Aurelius's elbow.
Aurelius blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Aurelius - that landed with a thud.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Aurelius in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Leuka takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A short right from Aurelius.
Aurelius softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Aurelius tries to throw a body punch but Leuka avoids it by throwing Aurelius back against the cage.
Leuka stalling in the clinch.
Aurelius misses with a hook from the clinch.
Aurelius tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aurelius misses with a hook to the ribs.
Aurelius tries to throw a body punch but Leuka avoids it by throwing Aurelius back against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Leuka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Aurelius's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aurelius.
Leuka stalls.
Leuka throws a head punch that misses.
Leuka is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Aurelius can't break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leuka can't find room to land a body shot as Aurelius controls the action.
Aurelius tries a body shot but Leuka blocks it.
Aurelius tries a body shot but Leuka blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lasi Leuka dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Aurelius connects with a leg kick. Leuka looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Leuka scores with a body shot.
Leuka lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Lasi Leuka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aurelius throws a quick inside leg kick.
Leuka tries to close the distance and clinch but Aurelius swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Aurelius dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A swing and a miss from Leuka.
Leuka looks to land a combination but Aurelius avoids it well.
Leuka misses the shot to the body.
Leuka looks to land a combination but Aurelius avoids it well.
Aurelius throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Leuka throws out a loose jab but Aurelius uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aurelius blocks a jab.
Leuka misses with a wild combination.
Leuka throws a right hand that Aurelius ducks under and follows up with a left that Aurelius also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Leuka, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice straight punches there by Leuka. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Leuka.
Leuka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Leuka throws a leg kick but Aurelius sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Leuka misses the body punch
and Aurelius counters with a low kick, right behind Leuka 's knee.
Leuka gets a clinch.
Leuka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aurelius misses with a body punch.
Aurelius misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Leuka.
Aurelius tries to throw a body punch but Leuka avoids it by throwing Aurelius back against the cage.
Aurelius's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Leuka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sigvard Aurelius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Leuka.
Leuka can't find room to land a body shot as Aurelius controls the action.
Aurelius tries a body shot but Leuka blocks it.
Leuka is trying to stall.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Aurelius creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Aurelius can't find room to land a body shot as Leuka controls the action.
Leuka tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leuka throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Leuka misses with a hook to the ribs.
Leuka misses with a punch on the inside.
Leuka slows down the pace here.
Aurelius struggles to land a body shot inside as Leuka controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Leuka misses with some punches.
Aurelius swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aurelius blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aurelius's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aurelius blocks a jab.
Aurelius is looking to slow Leuka down with leg kicks.
Aurelius on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A slow jab from Leuka misses its intended target.
Aurelius gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Leuka misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Leuka. That did some damage!
Aurelius moves forwards but Leuka connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Leuka moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Aurelius tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
An inside leg kick from Aurelius misses.
Lasi Leuka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Leuka throws a low kick but Aurelius moves out of range easily.
Leuka throws a hook but Aurelius blocks it.
Leuka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Aurelius.
Leuka moves out of range of the body kick from Aurelius.
Leuka moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leuka looks to land a left hand but Aurelius moved out of range nicely.
Aurelius misses with an attempted mid kick.
Leuka takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lasi Leuka showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Leuka 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lasi Leuka!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Ivanovits (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keijo Harkimo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivanovits comes to the cage accompanied by The Odorants - This Night. Keijo Harkimo 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sergei Ivanovits!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Keijo Harkimo!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harkimo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Harkimo blocks a head kick by Ivanovits.
Harkimo tries to clinch up.
A shot to the liver by Harkimo. Beautiful body shot.
Harkimo lands the left hand.
Ivanovits waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harkimo.
Ivanovits lands a big head kick that sends Harkimo tumbling to the mat! Ivanovits takes a step backwards and waves Harkimo back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Keijo Harkimo has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ivanovits tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harkimo was well out of range. Poor timing from Ivanovits.
Ivanovits tries a head kick but it misses.
Harkimo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ivanovits takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Harkimo lands with a good body shot.
Ivanovits is breathing heavily.
Harkimo throws a big shot that misses.
Ivanovits circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ivanovits counters with a nice body shot.
Harkimo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Harkimo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ivanovits manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harkimo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Harkimo darts in and clinches Ivanovits up against the cage.
Ivanovits blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harkimo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ivanovits blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harkimo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Harkimo misses with the head strike.
Ivanovits lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Harkimo backwards.
Harkimo scores with a shot to the side of Ivanovits's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ivanovits misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harkimo.
Harkimo scores with a nice hook to the head.
It looks like Sergei Ivanovits has been cut.
Harkimo tries to throw a body punch but Ivanovits avoids it by throwing Harkimo back against the cage.
Ivanovits blocks an elbow strike from Harkimo.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ivanovits lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Ivanovits.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanovits pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ivanovits working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Harkimo lands with a right to the head.
Ivanovits misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ivanovits blocking some punches.
Ivanovits lands a nice shot to the body.
Harkimo has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Ivanovits seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Harkimo can turn it around.
A nice right hand lands inside from Harkimo.
Harkimo prevents a body shot from Ivanovits.
Ivanovits prevents a body shot from Harkimo.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Harkimo.
Ivanovits tries to throw a body punch but Harkimo avoids it by throwing Ivanovits back against the cage.
Harkimo misses with the head strike.
Ivanovits swings wildly with an uppercut but Harkimo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harkimo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ivanovits backwards.
Ivanovits is rocked!
Harkimo creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Ivanovits's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Ivanovits drops to his knees and Harkimo pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Keijo Harkimo!
Keijo Harkimo 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Ronald McDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ichiro Takahashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McDonald comes to the cage accompanied by EARTH CRISIS: DESTROY THE MACHINES. Takahashi has chosen 暗殺者 as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Ronald McDonald has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Ronald McDonald seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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
27 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ronald McDonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ichiro Takahashi!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDonald looks to score with a jab to the body but Takahashi is just out of range.
McDonald throws a right hand that Takahashi ducks under and follows up with a left that Takahashi also avoids with ease.
Nice uppercut lands for McDonald. That snapped Takahashi's head back.
McDonald just misses with a punch to the body.
McDonald misses with a jab to the body
and Takahashi decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in McDonald's guard.
McDonald looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Takahashi advances position into side control!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McDonald gets back to half guard.
Takahashi is keen to just control but McDonald is a slippery customer.
McDonald is trying to get back to full guard.
Takahashi is trying to control. McDonald wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
McDonald keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald tries to roll over but Takahashi keeps him under control.
Takahashi with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McDonald is controlling Takahashi's trapped leg to prevent Takahashi from advancing to side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McDonald wants to control but Takahashi is keeping busy.
McDonald is staying active underneath Takahashi, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Takahashi has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by McDonald.
McDonald swings for the body but Takahashi moves out of range.
Ronald McDonald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McDonald misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Takahashi counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in McDonald's guard now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Takahashi drops back looking for a leg! McDonald is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and McDonald manages to kick Takahashi off! Takahashi jumps back into McDonald's guard.
McDonald looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi wants to control from the top but McDonald keeps moving.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
McDonald is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
We're going to have a standup here because Ronald McDonald wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
McDonald thows a body kick. Takahashi tries to catch it but that hurt him.
McDonald is looking to slow Takahashi down with leg kicks.
McDonald misses with a leg kick
and Takahashi counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in McDonald's guard now.
McDonald trying to control the position here.
Takahashi won't allow McDonald to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Takahashi drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Takahashi jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Takahashi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
McDonald trying to keep a closed guard but Takahashi is proving a slippery customer.
Takahashi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Takahashi wants to control from the top but McDonald keeps moving.
McDonald tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Takahashi seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Ronald McDonald just wasn't active enough.
McDonald walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Takahashi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald feints and then cracks Takahashi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Takahashi down.
McDonald looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from McDonald. Takahashi shrugs it off though.
Takahashi dips to his left and cracks McDonald with an uppercut!
McDonald throws a nice head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Takahashi circles away from the clinch attempt
and Takahashi counters with a nice double leg into side control. McDonald won't be happy with that.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McDonald gets back to half guard.
McDonald is controlling Takahashi's position as best he can from this difficult position.
McDonald has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Takahashi is working away from the top position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ichiro Takahashi will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
McDonald lands a jab.
Takahashi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McDonald stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
McDonald tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Takahashi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
McDonald throws the left hand but Takahashi avoids the punch easily.
Takahashi's corner calls for a 1-2. Takahashi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
McDonald throws a leg kick that is checked
and Takahashi counters with a takedown into side control.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
McDonald avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Takahashi.
McDonald is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takahashi connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused McDonald some visible discomfort.
McDonald manages to work his way to half guard, despite Takahashi's best efforts.
Takahashi working over McDonald with some ground and pound. McDonald looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
McDonald works his way to full guard. Good work.
Takahashi looking to pass the guard.
Takahashi looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
McDonald looking to control.
McDonald utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
McDonald looking to hit a scissor sweep but Takahashi is one step ahead there.
McDonald controlling Takahashi's posture.
Takahashi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McDonald is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald wants to stand up but Takahashi is controlling him.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ronald McDonald wasn't doing enough on the ground.
McDonald lands a nice looking body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Takahashi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
McDonald scores with a body shot.
McDonald getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
McDonald checks the leg kick nicely there.
McDonald throws a shot to the body.
McDonald scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi circles away from the clinch attempt.
McDonald lands a nice leg kick that just misses Takahashi's sensitive parts.
McDonald thows a body shot but no joy.
Ronald McDonald is winning the standup battle so far.
McDonald tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Takahashi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McDonald with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
McDonald throws the kick towards the body but Takahashi avoids it.
McDonald throws a half hearted mid kick.
An inside leg kick lands from McDonald.
Sloppy strikes from McDonald. Those never looked like landing.
McDonald missing with a left hand there. Takahashi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McDonald is looking to wear down Takahashi with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald looking to land some kicks to the body here.
McDonald swings away with a body shot that misses
and Takahashi counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in McDonald's guard now.
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!
McDonald looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Takahashi wants to control from the top but McDonald keeps moving.
Takahashi looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Takahashi tries to free his leg and advance position but McDonald is retaining full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Takahashi passes McDonald's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Takahashi trying to control the action but McDonald is working from the bottom.
Ichiro Takahashi has got the better of the ground game so far.
McDonald tries to get to full guard but Takahashi has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ichiro Takahashi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
McDonald tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Takahashi moves out of range of the leg kick from McDonald.
McDonald tries a low kick but Takahashi avoids it.
McDonald swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Takahashi takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A decent looking body kick lands there for McDonald.
McDonald tries to land a front kick but Takahashi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Takahashi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
McDonald scores with a head kick.
A low kick from McDonald is predictable there
and Takahashi counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in McDonald's guard now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takahashi won't allow McDonald to sweep him here.
Takahashi trying to control the position from guard on top but McDonald is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Takahashi stopping the sweep attempt from McDonald.
McDonald is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Takahashi lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Takahashi slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
McDonald wants to get back to his feet.
Takahashi tries to advance to mount but McDonald denies him.
McDonald manages to work his way to half guard, despite Takahashi's best efforts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald won't allow Takahashi to pass to mount.
Takahashi is still trying to improve position.
McDonald tries to roll over but Takahashi keeps him under control.
Takahashi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ronald McDonald has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McDonald is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Takahashi is pressing down on McDonald's thigh, looking to free his foot. McDonald is holding on for now.
Takahashi trying to control the action but McDonald is working from the bottom.
McDonald is trying to get back to full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Takahashi wants to pass the guard but McDonald is defending well.
Takahashi wants to lay and pray for a moment but McDonald keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi trying to control the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ichiro Takahashi was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Nice body punch from McDonald.
Takahashi 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.
McDonald tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McDonald throws a leg kick but Takahashi sees it coming and moves out of range.
McDonald scores with a body shot.
McDonald throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald swings away with a body shot that misses
and Takahashi decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in McDonald's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McDonald is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Takahashi slips nicely into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Takahashi moves nicely into side control.
McDonald gets back to half guard.
Takahashi content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McDonald tries to get to full guard but Takahashi has control of the leg.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ichiro Takahashi.
I've got Takahashi 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Ichiro Takahashi!
A relieved looking Ichiro Takahashi thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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