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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Timmy Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cus Killer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Country boy can survive . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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143 lbs
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130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Timmy Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cus Killer!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Killer, pushing him back against the cage.
Killer is trying to stall.
Lee with a knee to the head.
It looks like Cus Killer has been cut.
Lee lands a hook that snaps the head of Killer backwards.
Killer is rocked!
Lee creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Killer! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Lee.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Timmy Lee!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vinnie Marcum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aamo Kaira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aamo Kaira has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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149 lbs
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151 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vinnie Marcum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aamo Kaira!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marcum keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kaira.
Kaira lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kaira.
Kaira avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
BOOM! Kaira lands a beautiful left hook that drops Marcum. Marcum tries to recover but Kaira is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Marcum lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aamo Kaira!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Julian Brees (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rorst Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Buttons. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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154 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Julian Brees!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rorst Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Brees.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Brees.
Brees is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Gracie has escaped the position, nice work there.
Gracie struggling a bit here.
Gracie is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Gracie keeping control of the position.
Gracie's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brees is looking to stall here but Gracie recovers full guard.
Brees slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Gracie pulls Brees in close to his closed guard and prevents Brees from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Brees advances position into side control!
Brees laying and praying for a moment but Gracie takes advantage and regains half guard.
Gracie is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Brees's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Brees's back!
Brees is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Gracie is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Brees is defending well though. Gracie let's go of the attempt for now.
Brees covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie has the hooks in. Brees is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Gracie is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Brees won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Gracie off his unconscious opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Rorst Gracie!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Wazz Dakka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rayver Asgar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rayver Asgar is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wazz Dakka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rayver Asgar!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dakka thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dakka throws a lazy right hand but Asgar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dakka misses with an uppercut.
Asgar shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Asgar was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Dakka is looking to improve his position but Asgar isn't that keen on the idea.
Asgar throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Dakka because Asgar loaded up on that one.
Dakka working to try and regain half guard.
Dakka avoids a series of strikes thrown by Asgar.
Dakka is in all sorts of trouble here.
Dakka's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Dakka is looking to improve his position but Asgar isn't that keen on the idea.
Asgar wants to control the pace but Dakka is squirming around nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asgar looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Asgar tries to control but Dakka wriggling away.
Asgar is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Dakka is surviving well by controlling Asgar's body position as best he can.
Asgar content just to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Dakka keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Asgar tries to control but Dakka wriggling away.
Poor strikes thrown by Asgar there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Asgar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Asgar looking for a guillotine from mount but Dakka is having none of it.
Asgar misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Asgar wants to finish this one by submission but Dakka is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Asgar.
Dakka is just holding on here. Asgar manages to take his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dakka looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Asgar wants to control but Dakka is keeping busy.
Dakka looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Dakka manages to reverse the position and now he's in Asgar's guard. Nice work there by Dakka.
Dakka controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Dakka postures up in Asgar's guard and throws a big left but Asgar blocks it.
Dakka stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Asgar swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dakka has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Asgar lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Dakka!
Asgar throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Dakka because Asgar loaded up on that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Asgar goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Dakka is on top in guard.
Asgar is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Asgar looks gassed!
Asgar utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Asgar looking to control but Dakka passes into half guard.
Dakka throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Asgar won't allow Dakka to pass to mount.
Dakka missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dakka throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dakka seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rayver Asgar dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Asgar takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A jab from Dakka does it's job there.
Dakka looks to land a left hand but Asgar moved out of range nicely.
Asgar moves forwards but Dakka connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Good leg kick by Dakka there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nice defenses there by Asgar.
Asgar moves out of range of the body kick from Dakka.
Asgar walks into a left hand.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Asgar.
Dakka thows a body shot but no joy.
Dakka fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Asgar is rocked!
Dakka lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Wazz Dakka!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Karl Spatz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Millard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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150 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Karl Spatz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruce Millard!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Millard misses with a double jab.
Spatz looks to land a combination. Millard sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Spatz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Millard.
A jab from Spatz finds it's way through Millard's defenses.
Spatz misses with a combination
and Millard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Millard jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Millard misses with a jab, cross combination.
Spatz with a poor takedown
and Millard counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Millard lands a head shot.
Spatz tries for a takedown but Millard circles away easily
and Millard counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Spatz takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A punch lands to the side of Millard 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A combination from Spatz does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Millard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spatz.
Spatz looks to land a combination but Millard avoids it well.
Millard slips a jab from Spatz.
Spatz misses with a straight left.
Millard throws a right and a left that both miss.
A big left from Spatz misses.
Spatz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Millard counters with a nice uppercut.
Bruce Millard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Millard scores with a nice strike.
Spatz misses with a hook to the body
and Millard counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Millard lands a glancing blow to the side of Spatz's head.
Millard just misses with a punch to the body.
Spatz throws a combination that misses
and Millard counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Spatz thinking.
Spatz misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spatz misses with a wild combination.
A combination from Spatz does no damage.
Spatz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Spatz with a poor takedown
and Millard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karl Spatz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spatz is breathing heavily.
Millard looks to land a combination. Spatz sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Millard tests Spatz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Spatz throws a combination that misses
and Millard makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Millard avoids the body shot from Spatz.
Millard throws a combination that misses
and Spatz counters with a left and a right that stings Millard.
Millard lands a nice shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Danga de danga de dang - Millard scores with a four punch combination!
Millard lands the left hand.
Spatz is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Millard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Spatz.
Oh Spatz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A jab from Millard does it's job there.
Millard with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Millard lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Spatz can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Millard and Spatz drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Millard.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruce Millard!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gastao Gaspar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Solovyev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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157 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gastao Gaspar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vladimir Solovyev!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Solovyev moves out of range as Gaspar strikes.
A combination from Solovyev does no damage.
Solovyev throws a series of punches but Gaspar avoids them all with ease.
Solovyev is looking to clinch but Gaspar is avoiding it.
Gaspar lands a body shot.
Gaspar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gaspar throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Solovyev counters with a straight right hand.
Gaspar throws a front kick aimed at Solovyev's knee but Solovyev avoids it well.
Gaspar takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A big right from Solovyev misses.
Gaspar wants to slow Solovyev down by chopping away at his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaspar on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gaspar avoids the body shot from Solovyev.
Gaspar lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Vladimir Solovyev has been cut.
Vladimir Solovyev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gaspar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Solovyev moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gaspar misses with a double jab
and Solovyev counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Solovyev misses with a body shot
and Gaspar counters with a stiff right hand.
A punch combination from Solovyev misses.
Gaspar moves away from the strike by Solovyev.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaspar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Solovyev misses with a body punch
and Gaspar counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Solovyev throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gaspar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Some wild striking there from Gaspar.
Gaspar throws a body kick the misses
and Solovyev counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Solovyev throws a jab when Gaspar was well out of range.
A combination from Gaspar does no damage.
Gaspar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Solovyev.
Gaspar throws a leg kick
and Solovyev counters with a two punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solovyev takes a swing at Gaspar's ribcage but misses.
A big left from Gaspar misses.
Solovyev misses with a combination
and Gaspar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Solovyev misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Solovyev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gaspar throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Solovyev counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gaspar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Solovyev misses with a body punch
and Gaspar counters with a one-two to the body.
Solovyev throws a body kick that misses.
Solovyev tries to clinch but Gaspar is having none of it.
Gaspar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Solovyev.
Gaspar moves out of range as Solovyev strikes.
Solovyev is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gaspar.
Solovyev cracks Gaspar with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Solovyev throws a series of punches but Gaspar avoids them all with ease.
Solovyev throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Gastao Gaspar will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vladimir Solovyev's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Solovyev throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Gaspar to counter with a crisp jab.
Solovyev tries to close the distance and clinch but Gaspar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gaspar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Solovyev throws a body kick that misses.
Solovyev misses with a jab to the body
and Gaspar counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Solovyev loads up on a big right hand but Gaspar slips the punch.
Solovyev misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gaspar misses with a double jab.
Gaspar throws a sloppy body shot
and Solovyev counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaspar on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Gaspar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Solovyev throws a right and a left that Gaspar avoids nicely.
Gaspar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gaspar throws a sloppy body shot
and Solovyev counters with a nice body shot.
Gaspar misses the shot to the body.
Solovyev throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Solovyev lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gastao Gaspar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Solovyev misses with a hook to the body
and Gaspar counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaspar tries a head kick but it misses.
Solovyev throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Solovyev uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gaspar has time to react.
Gaspar moves out of range of the strikes.
Gaspar throws a series of strikes that have Solovyev backpedaling.
Solovyev misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Gaspar counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Solovyev jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gaspar on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Solovyev. Solovyev obviously looking to wear him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaspar takes a kick to the side of the head.
Gaspar scores with a jab to the body.
Solovyev misses with a jab to the body
and Gaspar counters with a nice body shot.
Solovyev lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gaspar circles away quickly and effectively.
Solovyev is looking to land body kicks.
Solovyev fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gaspar on the side of the head.
Solovyev misses with a few strikes there.
Gaspar throws a combination that misses
and Solovyev counters with a nice uppercut.
Gaspar works over Solovyev's head and body with a nice combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaspar swinging wildly here.
Gaspar lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Solovyev connects with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gaspar misses with a body shot.
Gaspar throws a right hand that Solovyev ducks under and follows up with a left that Solovyev also avoids with ease.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Solovyev misses with a jab to the body
and Gaspar counters with a three punch combo that has Solovyev backing up. Solovyev nods at Gaspar to acknowledge the strikes.
Gaspar misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Solovyev showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Vladimir Solovyev's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Gaspar swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Solovyev to counter with a crisp jab.
Vladimir Solovyev seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Solovyev swings for the body but Gaspar moves out of range.
Gaspar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gaspar slips a jab and a cross from Solovyev.
Gaspar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gaspar throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Solovyev counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gaspar takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gaspar. Solovyev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gaspar throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Solovyev. Gaspar shrugs it off though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Solovyev throws a sloppy body shot
and Gaspar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gaspar works over Solovyev's head and body with a nice combination.
Solovyev throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Gaspar counter with a right hand.
Gaspar is looking to wear down Solovyev with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Solovyev throws out a loose jab but Gaspar uses good head movement to avoid it.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Solovyev 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.
Solovyev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gaspar moves away.
A left lands for Solovyev.
Solovyev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gaspar.
Gaspar gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Solovyev.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solovyev slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gaspar moves out of range of the body kick.
Gaspar fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Solovyev checks it well.
Solovyev scores with a jab to the body.
Gaspar looks to throw a body kick
and Solovyev counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gaspar on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Solovyev. Solovyev obviously looking to wear him down.
Gaspar takes a swing at Solovyev's ribcage but misses.
Solovyev looks to throw the jab but Gaspar is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solovyev avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Solovyev throws a body kick that misses.
Solovyev moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Gaspar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Solovyev.
Gaspar scores with a body shot.
Solovyev misses with an uppercut.
Gaspar throws a left and a right that both miss
and Solovyev counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Gaspar misses
and Solovyev counters with a left to the body.
Gaspar falls off balance throwing a combination
and Solovyev counters with a left and a right that stings Gaspar.
Gaspar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Solovyev.
Gaspar misses with a jab to the body
and Solovyev counters with a nice uppercut.
Solovyev throws a nice looking combination but Gaspar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Solovyev connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Solovyev lands a jab-cross combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Solovyev throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gaspar.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vladimir Solovyev comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Solovyev has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vladimir Solovyev!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Orack Babama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Snake Bite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Babama kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Eminem - Mosh. Orack Babama could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Snake Bite's chin.
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155 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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Orack Babama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Snake Bite!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bite displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Babama throws out the jab.
Bite fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Babama on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bite. Bite obviously looking to wear him down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bite. Babama does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bite closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Babama did well to prevent Bite getting side control.
Babama is positioning himself well to prevent Bite advancing to mount.
Babama is looking to control Bite's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Babama avoid being mounted?
Babama is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Babama is controlling Bite's trapped leg to prevent Bite from advancing to side control.
Babama is looking for a sweep. Bite is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Babama moves into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bite trying to control but Babama is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Babama has control of Bite's left arm, preventing Bite from doing any damage.
Bite trying to control but Babama is working from the bottom.
Bite stays in close to Babama's body and controls the position.
Babama is trying to keep Bite in close.
Babama bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bite's guard.
Bite pulls Babama in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bite looking to control.
Bite is pulling down on Babama's head. It's preventing any offense from Babama, at least for the moment.
Bite wants to hit a switch here but Babama passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Bite there!
Babama thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Babama dominating with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babama is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bite can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bite is rocked!
Babama cracks Bite with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Orack Babama!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Luiz Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Andre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luiz Costa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alex Andre!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andre looks to land a right hand but Costa moved out of range.
Costa cracks the inside of Andre's front leg.
Costa moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Andre.
Costa is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Andre.
Andre gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Andre seems to be working for a kimura but Costa defends the submission attempt.
Costa gets full guard.
Andre thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Andre won't allow Costa to sweep him here.
Costa working a defensive guard here.
Andre stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Costa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andre works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Andre thows a huge punch but Costa dodges it nicely.
Costa trying to hold on to Andre's head to control him but Andre postures up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Andre swinging wildly here.
Andre throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Costa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Luiz Costa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andre waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Costa.
Andre misses with the combination.
A head kick misses from Costa.
Costa wants to clinch.
Andre avoids the body shot from Costa.
Costa walks into a stiff left hand from Andre.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Andre punishes Costa's body with a nice straight punch.
Andre swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Costa tries to clinch there but Andre circles away.
Costa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Costa is looking to clinch but Andre is avoiding it.
Andre sizes up Costa with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Costa misses with a kick to the body.
Andre scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Andre misses with the combination.
Andre paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Costa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Costa moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Andre.
Costa prevents a body shot from Andre.
Andre breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Andre scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A combination from Andre does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costa throws a series of punches but Andre moves out of range.
Costa walks into a left hand.
Costa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Costa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Costa is looking to clinch but Andre is avoiding it.
Andre misses with a double jab
and Costa makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Andre really felt that one!
Andre looks gassed!
Jab, jab by Andre - just one landing.
Andre looks to land a combination but Costa avoids it well.
Andre misses with a straight right.
Costa misses with a head kick.
Andre circles away from the clinch attempt.
Andre swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Costa counters with a slapping leg kick.
Andre throws a big shot that misses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Costa.
Costa tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costa throws a head kick but Andre moves out of range.
Andre tries to keep at a distance but Costa has taken the fight into the clinch.
Andre has a couple of punches blocked by Costa.
Costa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Andre blocking some punches.
Costa working aggressively here.
Andre stalling in the clinch but Costa improves position.
Andre tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Costa's elbow.
Andre wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Andre misses with the head strike.
Andre struggles to land a body shot inside as Costa controls his hands.
Costa lands with a left to the head.
Andre blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Costa slowing the pace effectively.
Costa misses with some punches.
Costa displaying some good clinch control by pressing Andre up against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Costa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Andre's defenses.
Costa throws a head punch that misses.
Costa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Andre blocks an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alex Andre will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Andre throws a combination. Costa tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Andre throws a combination that misses
and Costa counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
A thudding body kick lands there by Costa!
Andre lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Costa lets loose with a powerful body kick. Andre will feel that in the morning.
Costa fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Andre, pushing him back against the cage.
Andre has had enough of the clinch but Costa keeps him there for the moment.
Andre misses with a punch on the inside.
Costa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Andre struggles to land a body shot inside as Costa controls his hands.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Costa.
Andre misses with a body punch.
Costa'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.
Andre is breathing heavily.
Costa gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andre takes an elbow to the temple.
A frustrated look appears on Andre's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Costa lands an uppercut.
Costa lands a body punch in the clinch.
Andre wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Costa has him pressed against the cage.
Andre prevents a body shot from Costa.
Costa digs a right hand underneath Andre's ribcage. Andre let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right hook to the body lands for Costa.
Andre doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Andre blocking some punches.
Costa lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Costa has a couple of punches blocked by Andre.
Costa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Andre can't break the clinch.
Costa'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.
Costa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Costa is working Andre over against the cage.
Andre can't break the clinch.
Andre has had enough of the clinch but Costa keeps him there for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andre throws a head punch that misses.
Costa slowing the pace effectively.
Andre misses with a punch on the inside.
Costa is looking to control Andre's arms but Andre gets an underhook and turns him. Now Costa has his back to the cage.
Costa lands a left hand.
Andre working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Costa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Andre.
Costa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A shot in the inside from Costa.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Andre tries to break free but Costa pushes him back against the cage.
Andre lands with a light punch inside.
Andre misses with some punches.
Costa is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Andre misses with some punches.
Andre tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Costa's elbow.
Andre tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Costa is working Andre over against the cage.
Costa lands a nice uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Andre tries to pull guard but Costa holds him up against the cage and eventually Andre drops back down to his feet.
Costa is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andre is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Luiz Costa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Andre.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Costa lands a left hand.
A nice left hand lands by Costa.
Costa lands a body shot.
Costa scores with a shot to the side of Andre's head.
Andre trying to control the position but instead, Costa has worked for underhooks and has pushed Andre into the cage.
Costa misses with the head strike.
Andre is trying to maintain a safe position but Costa gets an underhook and turns Andre into the cage.
Andre lands a right hand.
Andre working aggressively here.
Costa stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Costa missing with knees to the body.
Andre is trying to break free.
Andre is looking to break free of the clinch but Costa has double underhooks.
Costa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Andre breaks from the clinch.
Costa slips a straight right by Andre.
Andre misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costa is looking to clinch.
Costa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Costa has closed the distance and engaged Andre in a clinch.
Costa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Costa throws a punch but it's blocked by Andre.
Costa has a couple of punches blocked by Andre.
Costa lands a nice uppercut.
Costa keeps control of Andre as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Costa has Andre pushed against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Costa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Andre working aggressively here.
Costa lands a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice right hand lands inside from Costa.
A left hand lands to the body for Costa.
Good body shot from Costa.
Costa is working Andre over against the cage.
Costa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luiz Costa dominated that second round.
That's time! Costa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Costa lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Nice body kick from Costa.
Andre takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Costa. Andre shrugs it off though.
Costa misses with a wild combination.
Costa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Costa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Costa is looking to clinch but Andre is avoiding it.
Andre has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Costa.
Costa is looking to clinch but Andre is avoiding it.
Costa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Andre stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Costa.
Andre takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Costa slips under a jab from Andre.
Andre jabs Costa right on the nose. Costa blinks but takes it well.
Costa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Andre. That did some damage!
Luiz Costa is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andre pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Costa looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Costa misses with a body kick.
Andre throws a series of punches but Costa avoids them all with ease.
Andre misses with a hook. Costa ducked under it nicely.
Costa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Andre manages to avoid it.
Andre stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Costa.
Andre throws a jab when Costa was well out of range.
Costa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Costa throws a body kick that misses.
Costa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Andre swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Costa displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Andre takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Alex Andre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Costa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Costa is looking to wear down Andre with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costa tries to close the distance and clinch but Andre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Costa bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Andre misses with a two punch combination.
Costa throws a head kick that Andre semi-blocks.
Costa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Costa moves into the clinch.
Andre is leaning against Costa and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Andre tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Andre wants to break free but Costa has control.
Andre is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Costa misses with some punches.
Costa throws a head punch that misses.
Costa'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.
Costa wants to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Costa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Costa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Andre is leaning against Costa and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short body shot lands from Costa as the two fighters clinch.
Andre digs a right hand underneath Costa's ribcage. Costa let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Costa taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Andre.
Costa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Andre works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Andre breaks from the clinch.
Andre lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Andre changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Andre bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Costa's head.
Costa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Andre lands a nice shot that snaps Costa's head back.
Andre throws a one two combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andre listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Andre fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Costa has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Andre fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Costa on the side of the head.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Costa effectively controlling the action here.
Andre digs a right hand underneath Costa's ribcage. Costa let out a lung full of air as it connected.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Costa.
Still in the clinch, Andre scores with a nice short uppercut.
Andre escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Costa wants to clinch.
Costa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Andre scores with a hook to the body. Costa takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luiz Costa showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Costa 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luiz Costa!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Elias Lapio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Strelok Demidov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Demidov has chosen Russian Acoustics as his entrance music. Elias Lapio is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Elias Lapio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Strelok Demidov!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Demidov looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Lapio!
Demidov moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Lapio has worked his arm free - good work by Lapio!
Lapio on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lapio tries to get out of the position.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Lapio stops Demidov from passing to mount.
Lapio tries to improve position but can't.
Demidov goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Lapio rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Demidov's guard! Nice work there by Lapio!
Lapio avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lapio sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Lapio pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Demidov is keeping the position for now.
Lapio wants to stand but Demidov is controlling his posture from full guard.
Lapio gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Lapio throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Demidov closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Demidov working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Lapio's thigh. Lapio counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Demidov passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demidov is looking for a kimura but Lapio is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Demidov to get the leverage.
Lapio is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Demidov trying to control the action but Lapio is working from the bottom.
Demidov is looking for a kimura but Lapio is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Demidov to get the leverage.
Demidov trying to control the action but Lapio is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demidov is looking to advance position but Lapio won't allow it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Demidov.
Lapio is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lapio scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Lapio lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Lapio connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Demidov momentarily.
Demidov is rocked!
Lapio displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Demidov.
A combination from Lapio does no damage.
Demidov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Demidov closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Demidov thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Demidov looks gassed!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lapio is looking for a sweep.
Lapio is not content to let Demidov control the position.
Demidov tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Demidov tries for a kimura but Lapio is defending well.
Lapio is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elias Lapio dominated that round.
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.
Demidov shoots in for a takedown but Lapio shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Demidov dives in and grabs Lapio's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lapio pushes down on Demidov's head and hops out.
Lapio throws out a powerful jab.
Lapio scores with a jab. Demidov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lapio scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lapio misses with a two punch combination.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Demidov.
Elias Lapio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Strelok Demidov.
Demidov misses with a takedown attempt - Lapio sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nice sprawl there from Lapio as Demidov shoots in.
Lapio displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Demidov.
Demidov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Demidov is breathing heavily.
Lapio misses with a two punch combination.
Demidov shoots in and drives through. Lapio sprawls well.
Lapio lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Demidov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Strelok Demidov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lapio scores with a three punch combo!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demidov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Demidov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Demidov is still on wobbly legs! Can Lapio finish him?
Demidov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lapio drops Demidov with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Demidov! Lapio dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Elias Lapio!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Plo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and EJ Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Plo's entrance music is ISIS - Grinning Mouths. A fine choice. Johnson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Eminem: Despicable . Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Patrick Plo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, EJ Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Plo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Plo misses with a hook. Johnson ducked under it nicely.
Plo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Johnson on the side of the head.
Plo lands an overhand right.
Plo misses with a looping right.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch but Plo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Plo scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Johnson is trying to control but can't.
Plo stalling.
Plo looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Johnson is looking for a sweep. Plo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Plo slips a nice elbow through Johnson's hands, connecting with Johnson's forehead.
Plo looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Plo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Plo is trying to control. Johnson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Plo is thwarting Johnson's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plo scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Johnson has hold of Plo's hands but Plo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Plo is looking to take a break and control but Johnson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Plo passes to side control.
Plo working away.
Johnson manages to get back to half guard.
Plo passes into side control, despite Johnson's attempt to control the position.
Johnson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Johnson takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to improve his position.
Plo takes a little break here. Johnson wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Plo has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Johnson tries to improve position but can't.
Plo is putting a hurting on Johnson here, landing some big shots from side control.
Johnson is looking for a sweep.
Plo is working Johnson over with some ground and pound from side control.
Plo controls the position.
Plo prevents Johnson from escaping the position.
Plo working the head with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to get back to half guard.
Plo in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Johnson is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Patrick Plo!
Patrick Plo retains his featherweight title!
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