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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sigvard Aurelius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Watt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aurelius comes into the arena with Marcia Carolus Rex blaring out of the sound system. Watt has chosen 30 Seconds To Mars - Closer To The Edge as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Derek Watt told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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
26 - 10 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sigvard Aurelius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Derek Watt!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watt throws a right hand that misses
enabling Aurelius to counter with a crisp jab.
Watt tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Aurelius is able to avoid easily.
Watt scores with a leg kick.
Aurelius takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A looping hook to the body misses from Watt. Aurelius does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aurelius throws a sloppy head kick and Watt moves out of range easily.
Watt throws a leg kick but Aurelius sees it coming and moves out of range.
Watt misses with a body shot
and Aurelius counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Watt tried to score with a low kick but Aurelius checks it.
Watt lands with a good body shot.
Derek Watt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Watt throws an overhand right that lands on Aurelius's shoulder, as Aurelius tries to avoid the shot.
Watt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aurelius manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Watt misses.
Watt misses with a hook to the body
and Aurelius counters with an inside leg kick.
Watt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aurelius was well out of range. Poor timing from Watt.
Watt is looking to slow Aurelius down with leg kicks.
Watt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Aurelius throws a lazy uppercut
and Watt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Aurelius throws a half hearted mid kick.
Watt takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Watt feints and then cracks Aurelius's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Aurelius down.
Watt connects with an inside leg kick.
Watt looks to score with a jab to the body but Aurelius is just out of range.
Watt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aurelius.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Watt misses
and Aurelius counters with a stiff right hand.
Watt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aurelius manages to avoid it.
Aurelius throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aurelius checks the leg kick nicely there.
Watt throws a leg kick but Aurelius checks it.
Aurelius ducks under a wild hook from Watt.
Watt goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Watt is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Aurelius rather than just go for the knockout.
Watt takes a swing at Aurelius's ribcage but misses.
Watt throws a front kick aimed at Aurelius's knee but Aurelius avoids it well.
Watt misses with a hook.
A low kick from Watt misses
and Aurelius counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Aurelius slams his shin into Watt's torso.
Aurelius clinches up with Watt and pushes him back against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Watt misses with a punch on the inside.
Watt tries to land a knee to the head but Aurelius blocks with his arms.
Watt can't find room to land a body shot as Aurelius controls the action.
Watt misses with a punch to the body.
Watt lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Watt throws an elbow but misses.
Watt lands an elbow inside.
Watt throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Aurelius blocks it with crossed arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watt struggles to land a body shot inside as Aurelius controls his hands.
Watt misses with the head strike.
A hook to the body from Aurelius.
A head punch on the inside from Watt fails to land.
Aurelius tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Watt's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Watt.
Aurelius can't find room to land a body shot as Watt controls the action.
Watt pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Watt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Watt has had enough of the clinch but Aurelius keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch on the inside from Watt fails to land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Watt with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Watt prevents a body shot from Aurelius.
Aurelius's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Aurelius tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Watt's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Watt dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Aurelius throws a low kick but it's checked well by Watt.
Watt throws a low kick, looking for Aurelius's leg but Aurelius calmly moves out of range.
Watt feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Aureliuss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Watt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Aurelius.
Watt misses with the combination.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Watt.
Watt takes a swing at Aurelius's ribcage but misses.
Aurelius uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Watt has time to react.
Watt misses the body punch
and Aurelius counters with a nice leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Watt misses the target.
Watt throws out a loose jab but Aurelius uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aurelius was well out of range. Poor timing from Watt.
Watt connects with a single shot there.
Watt blocks a head kick by Aurelius.
Watt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Aurelius.
Crunch! Aurelius slams his shin into Watt's torso.
Aurelius slips a jab and a cross from Watt.
Watt misses with a low kick.
Watt throws a looping overhand right but Aurelius ducks down to avoid it.
Watt throws a poor cross that misses
and Aurelius counters with an outside leg kick.
Watt connects with a single shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Watt tenderised Aurelius's leg. Aurelius is trying to keep his angry face on.
Aurelius is looking to slow Watt down with leg kicks.
Watt throws a leg kick
and Aurelius counters with a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aurelius looks to land a left hand but Watt moved out of range nicely.
Watt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Aurelius sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Aurelius clinches up against the cage.
Watt keeps control of Aurelius as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Aurelius blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Watt throws an elbow that misses.
Aurelius takes an elbow to the temple.
Watt lands with a right to the head.
Watt has a couple of punches blocked by Aurelius.
Aurelius presses Watt against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watt lands a nice elbow.
Aurelius misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Watt wants to get back to striking at distance but Aurelius won't allow it.
Watt lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Aurelius blocks an uppercut.
Aurelius can't find room to land a body shot as Watt controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aurelius.
Watt trying to control the position but instead, Aurelius has worked for underhooks and has pushed Watt into the cage.
Watt throws a punch but it's blocked by Aurelius.
A short right from Aurelius on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Watt just misses with a elbow thrown towards Aurelius's brow.
Watt looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Aurelius misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius works on Watt's body with a couple of short punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Watt creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Watt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aurelius misses with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Watt scores with a nice short uppercut.
Watt tries to stall but Aurelius uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Watt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Aurelius presses Watt against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
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!
Aurelius wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Watt misses with a punch to the body.
Aurelius goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Watt misses with a short punch on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head punch on the inside from Watt fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Watt.
Watt leaning his opponent against the cage.
Watt swings wildly with an uppercut but Aurelius uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Watt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Aurelius scores with a leg kick.
Watt throws a leg kick but Aurelius checks it.
Aurelius avoids the body shot from Watt.
Watt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Aurelius.
Aurelius throws a front kick that sends Watt stumbling back into the cage.
Aurelius uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Watt.
Watt looks to land a right hand but Aurelius moved out of range.
Aurelius misses with a body shot.
Watt motions for Aurelius to come forward. Watt throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Aurelius checks a low kick from Watt.
A punch lands to the side of Watt 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Derek Watt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelius tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Watt was well out of range. Poor timing from Aurelius.
Watt misses with a shot to the body
and Aurelius counters with a good low kick that Watt was not able to check.
Aurelius's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Watt connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Aurelius scrambles back to his feet.
Watt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Watt misses with a body kick.
Watt lands a leg kick that knocks Aurelius off balance momentarily.
Watt lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Watt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Watt throws a shot to the body.
A combination from Watt does no damage.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Aurelius.
Sigvard Aurelius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Watt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Watt misses with a straight left.
Watt moves out of range of the body kick from Aurelius.
Watt swings away with a body shot that misses
and Aurelius counters with an inside leg kick.
Watt looks to score with a jab to the body but Aurelius is just out of range.
Watt throws a lazy uppercut
and Aurelius counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aurelius scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Watt throws a looping overhand right but Aurelius ducks down to avoid it.
Watt scores with a hook to the body. Aurelius takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Watt throws a nice inside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Watt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Aurelius.
Watt throws the left hand but Aurelius avoids the punch easily.
Watt scores with a three punch combo!
Watt blocks a leg kick.
Watt throws a lazy uppercut
and Aurelius counters with a crisp one two that drops Watt! Aurelius thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Watt to his feet! Watt is in big trouble!
Watt is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aurelius scores with a kick to the midsection.
Watt is still on wobbly legs! Can Aurelius finish him?
Watt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Aurelius thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Watt if he has to take too many more of those.
Aurelius with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Aurelius lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Watt head around and knocks him out cold! Aurelius hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sigvard Aurelius!
Post fight, Sigvard Aurelius stared into the camera and said '...'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kalle Uzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Katla Vanagandr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uzi's entrance music is Top dog feat. Chuck Norris. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Vanagandr's choice of entrance music: The Whispers - Rock Steady. This should be a great matchup!
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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
25 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalle Uzi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Katla Vanagandr!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vanagandr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Uzi.
Uzi moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Uzi throws a left and a right that both miss
and Uzi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vanagandr avoids the head kick by Uzi.
Vanagandr looks to throw the jab but Uzi is out of range.
Vanagandr circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Vanagandr counter with a right hand.
Uzi slips under a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Vanagandr misses the target.
Vanagandr misses the jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice cross by Vanagandr.
Vanagandr swings for the body but Uzi moves out of range.
Uzi tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Uzi.
Vanagandr misses with a straight right.
Uzi has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Nordic Top Team in the buildup to the fight.
Jab, jab by Vanagandr - just one landing.
Uzi is looking to clinch.
Vanagandr lands with a nice body punch.
Vanagandr swings for the body but Uzi moves out of range.
Vanagandr swinging wildly here.
Vanagandr lands a nice hook to Uzi's body. Uzi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Vanagandr scores with a jab.
Vanagandr throws a lazy uppercut
and Uzi counters with a head kick that drops Vanagandr to the mat! Vanagandr scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Vanagandr is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vanagandr lands with a shot to the body.
Vanagandr is still on wobbly legs! Can Uzi finish him?
Vanagandr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Uzi was well out of range. Poor timing from Vanagandr.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uzi tries a head kick but it misses.
Uzi moves out of range as Vanagandr strikes.
Uzi tries a head kick but it misses.
Uzi closes the distance and clinches.
Uzi throws a big uppercut that drops Vanagandr! More strikes from Uzi and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Vanagandr lies dazed against the cage as Uzi celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kalle Uzi!
After winning the bout, Kalle Uzi thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andre Van der Laan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Silvera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van der Laan comes to the cage accompanied by Eazy-E ft. Tupac, The Game - How We Do. The crowd seem to be enjoying Silvera's choice of entrance music: Wedlock. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
34 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Andre Van der Laan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Joey Silvera!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Van der Laan.
Silvera fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Van der Laan, pushing him back against the cage.
Silvera avoiding damage as Van der Laan throws knees to the body.
Van der Laan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silvera avoids it.
Our sources have told us that Van der Laan has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Van der Laan blocks an elbow strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Silvera avoids the elbow strike from Van der Laan, against the cage.
A knee to the head by Van der Laan.
It looks like Joey Silvera has been cut.
Van der Laan scores a nice knee to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silvera.
Van der Laan trying to land knees to the body.
Van der Laan missing with knees to the body.
Silvera on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silvera throws a head punch that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silvera lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silvera.
Silvera lands an elbow inside.
Van der Laan lands a nice knee to the body.
Van der Laan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silvera struggles to land a body shot inside as Van der Laan controls his hands.
Van der Laan looking to throw knees to the head but Silvera is blocking nicely.
Van der Laan tries a knee to the head but Silvera blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvera presses Van der Laan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Van der Laan misses with an elbow over the top.
Silvera misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Silvera.
Van der Laan lands a nice knee to the body.
Silvera lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Van der Laan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Van der Laan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van der Laan.
Silvera misses with an elbow over the top.
Silvera digs a right hand into Van der Laan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Van der Laan's gas tank.
Silvera lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Van der Laan backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Van der Laan managing to block the knees to the body from Silvera.
Van der Laan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Van der Laan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silvera has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silvera comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Silvera throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silvera takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silvera lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Van der Laan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van der Laan with a knee to the head.
Van der Laan avoids the elbow strike from Silvera, against the cage.
Van der Laan prevents a body shot from Silvera.
Van der Laan looking to throw knees to the head but Silvera is blocking nicely.
Van der Laan misses with a knee strike.
Van der Laan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silvera's face.
Van der Laan landing knees to the body.
Silvera with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Van der Laan blocks the elbow strike.
Silvera is pushing Van der Laan up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Van der Laan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Van der Laan with a knee to the head.
Silvera tries to work over Van der Laan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Van der Laan tries to land a knee to the head but Silvera blocks with his arms.
Silvera lands a left hand that snaps the head of Van der Laan backwards.
Van der Laan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silvera has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvera with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silvera doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Van der Laan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silvera lands an elbow just above Van der Laan 's eye.
Silvera misses with an elbow strike.
Silvera misses with a punch to the body.
Van der Laan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silvera lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Van der Laan blocks an uppercut.
Van der Laan avoiding damage as Silvera throws knees to the body.
Van der Laan letting Silvera take a breather here.
Silvera scores with a nice hook to the head.
Van der Laan missing with knees to the body.
Van der Laan prevents a body shot from Silvera.
Silvera lands a shot to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Van der Laan.
Silvera throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Van der Laans head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van der Laan.
Silvera lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silvera misses with a punch to the body.
Van der Laan landing knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silvera blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Van der Laan misses with an elbow strike.
Van der Laan trying to land knees to the body.
Silvera trying to control the position but instead, Van der Laan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Silvera into the cage.
Silvera lands a nice shot to the body.
Silvera dodges an elbow strike from Van der Laan.
Van der Laan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Van der Laan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Silvera misses with a hook from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Silvera.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silvera blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short uppercut from Silvera.
Silvera lands a right hand that snaps the head of Van der Laan backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Silvera is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Van der Laan is defending well for now.
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 Andre Van der Laan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Joey Silvera's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Silvera waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Van der Laan.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Silvera 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.
Silvera throws a left and a right that both miss
and Van der Laan counters with a good low kick that Silvera was not able to check.
Nice cross by Silvera.
Silvera throws an off balance right hand
and Van der Laan counters by clinching up.
Andre Van der Laan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Silvera blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Van der Laan has had enough of the clinch but Silvera keeps him there for the moment.
Van der Laan missing with knees to the body.
Silvera scores with a shoulder strike.
Silvera trying to stall but Van der Laan improves his position.
Silvera softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Van der Laan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silvera avoids it.
Silvera working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Silvera scores with a nice hook to the head.
Van der Laan takes a shot to the head.
Silvera is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Van der Laan is defending well for now.
Van der Laan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Silvera in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van der Laan wants to stall.
Silvera looking to throw knees to the head but Van der Laan is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvera throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Van der Laan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Silvera is keeping busy.
Van der Laan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Van der Laan tries to land a knee to the head but Silvera blocks with his arms.
Silvera lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Van der Laan misses with a knee strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silvera lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Van der Laan lands an elbow that stopped Silvera in his tracks for a moment.
Silvera lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Silvera working aggressively here.
Silvera lands a body punch in the clinch.
Van der Laan tries to land knees in the clinch but Silvera avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Silvera throws an elbow but misses.
Silvera on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silvera scores a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silvera throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvera lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Silvera stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Van der Laan tries to land knees in the clinch but Silvera avoids the damage to the body.
Silvera with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Van der Laan takes an elbow to the temple.
Silvera lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Van der Laan is rocked!
Silvera lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Oh Van der Laan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silvera.
Silvera lands an elbow inside that Van der Laan shrugs off.
Silvera lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Van der Laan.
Silvera throws a head punch that misses.
Silvera landing knees to the head.
Silvera has Van der Laan pressed against the cage. He pushes Van der Laan back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Silvera throws a beautiful elbow that sends Van der Laan crashing to the floor! Silvera piles on the pressure with more strikes! Van der Laan is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joey Silvera!
During a confident post fight interview, Joey Silvera thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Irwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommi Hartola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Irwin might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to AC/DC - T.N.T. Paul Irwin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 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
35 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommi Hartola!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hartola keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Irwin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Irwin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hartola moves away.
Hartola's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Irwin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hartola scrambles back to his feet.
Irwin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Irwin with a nice cross.
Irwin misses with a hook
and Hartola counters with a body kick that stops Irwin in his tracks momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Irwin misses with a kick to the body.
Irwin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hartola.
Hartola moves into the clinch successfully.
Irwin scores with a shoulder strike.
Irwin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Irwin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hartola has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hartola blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Irwin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hartola digs a right hand underneath Irwin's ribcage. Irwin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hartola scores with a shot to the side of Irwin's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Irwin fails to land.
Hartola is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Irwin is keeping busy.
Hartola prevents Irwin from breaking the clinch.
Irwin is trying to push Hartola away but Hartola has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hartola.
Hartola misses with a hook to the ribs.
Irwin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hartola.
Irwin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hartola is pushing Irwin up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Irwin tries to break the clinch but Hartola is controlling the position.
Hartola breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Irwin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hartola connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Irwin tries to bum rush Hartola with a series of wild strikes but Hartola uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hartola tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Irwin lands.
Hartola throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Irwin misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hartola connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hartola takes one to the chin there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A cross from Hartola lands.
Hartola takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Irwin has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Zero Tolerance in the buildup to the fight.
Irwin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Irwin moves out of range of the body kick.
Irwin throws an off balance right hand
and Hartola counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Hartola throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Irwin misses with a head kick.
Irwin throws a combination that misses
and Hartola counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hartola takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartola lands a lovely overhand right.
Hartola scores with a leg kick.
Hartola avoids the body shot from Irwin.
Irwin thuds a left hand into Hartola's body.
Hartola steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Irwin.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hartola.
Irwin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hartola counters with a nice body shot.
Irwin moves out of range of the leg kick from Hartola.
Hartola pivots, looking for a leg kick but Irwin is out of range and Hartola settles back down.
Irwin takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hartola tries to land a leg kick but Irwin saw it coming and moves away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Irwin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hartola fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Irwin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartola pushes Irwin away with a front kick.
Irwin is breathing heavily.
Hartola fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Irwin checks it well.
Hartola tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Irwin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hartola was well out of range. Poor timing from Irwin.
Hartola shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hartola scores with a kick to the body.
Irwin takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A solid body kick from Hartola.
Hartola scores with a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hartola changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Irwin 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.
Hartola throws a sloppy head kick and Irwin moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommi Hartola dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Irwin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hartola misses the shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Irwin.
Hartola bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hartola takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Irwin throws a shot from downtown. Hartola moves away and avoids it.
Irwin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hartola.
Irwin moves out of range as Hartola throws a body kick.
Irwin will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Irwin throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hartola.
Irwin scores with a jab to the head.
Nice defenses there by Irwin.
Hartola thumps Irwin with a low kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hartola avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irwin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hartola counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Irwin throws a poor cross that misses
and Hartola counters with a body kick that stops Irwin in his tracks momentarily.
Hartola gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hartola's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hartola finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hartola blocks the body kick.
Hartola moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hartola uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hartola connects with a high kick.
Irwin thows a body shot but no joy.
Irwin misses with a hook.
Irwin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hartola.
Hartola throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irwin takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Tommi Hartola seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Irwin steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hartola. That one must have hurt.
Hartola scores with a hook to the body. Irwin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hartola throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hartola connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hartola fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Irwin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hartola.
Hartola lands a big head kick that sends Irwin tumbling to the mat! Hartola takes a step backwards and waves Irwin back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Irwin is rocked!
Hartola feints a jab and as Irwin dips his head, Hartola unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Irwin right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Irwin falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Hartola smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tommi Hartola!
Tommi Hartola made sure to mention his sponsor, CEC Nutrition Q160 in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mike Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lasi Leuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be. Lasi Leuka has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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153 lbs
28 - 16 - 0 |
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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
30 - 20 - 3, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lasi Leuka!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leuka throws a wild body kick that Barnes sees coming a mile off.
Barnes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Leuka jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Leuka on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Leuka blocks a leg kick.
Barnes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leuka.
Barnes has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Qube Striking in the buildup to the fight.
Leuka moves into the clinch successfully.
Leuka stalls.
Barnes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barnes tries a body shot but Leuka blocks it.
Barnes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barnes blocks an uppercut.
Leuka misses with a punch to the body.
Leuka stalls.
Leuka trying to stall but Barnes improves his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leuka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Leuka throws out a powerful jab.
Barnes throws a looping overhand right but Leuka ducks down to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by Leuka. Beautiful body shot.
A head kick misses from Barnes.
Leuka tries to clinch but Barnes is having none of it.
Barnes throws a nice outside leg kick.
Leuka lands a jab-cross combination.
Barnes throws a looping overhand right but Leuka ducks down to avoid it.
Leuka misses with the combination.
Leuka displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barnes throws out the jab.
Barnes throws a jab when Leuka was well out of range.
Leuka throws a sloppy head kick and Barnes moves out of range easily.
Leuka tries to clinch but Barnes is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Barnes.
Leuka scores with a nice strike.
Leuka lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barnes circles away quickly and effectively.
Barnes slips under a jab.
Leuka connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leuka throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Barnes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Leuka blocks a leg kick.
Leuka misses with a body punch
and Barnes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barnes takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Barnes tries a low kick but Leuka avoids it.
Leuka misses with a double jab.
Leuka shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Barnes eats them both and turns towards Leuka to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Leuka is defended easily by Barnes.
Lasi Leuka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leuka fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Barnes looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Leuka scores with a nice head shot.
Leuka avoids the body shot from Barnes.
Leuka bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Barnes's head backwards.
Mike Barnes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Leuka misses with a head kick.
Leuka closes the distance and clinches.
Leuka lands a right hand that snaps the head of Barnes backwards.
A short right from Barnes on the inside.
Leuka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Leuka blocking some punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Leuka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Leuka on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leuka managing to block the knees to the body from Barnes.
Barnes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Leuka blocks a body shot from Barnes.
Barnes misses with a punch to the body.
Barnes missing with knees to the body.
Leuka is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Leuka.
Barnes digs a right hand underneath Leuka's ribcage. Leuka let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leuka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Leuka throws a jab when Barnes was well out of range.
A jab from Leuka misses.
Barnes lands a jab to the nose.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barnes thuds a left hand into Leuka's body.
Leuka fails in his attempt to clinch.
Leuka tried to score with a low kick but Barnes checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lasi Leuka dominated that round.
That's time! Barnes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Barnes dodges the punch combination from Leuka.
Barnes moves out of range of the strikes.
A shot to the liver by Barnes. Beautiful body shot.
Leuka lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Leuka misses with an uppercut.
Leuka falls off balance throwing a combination
and Barnes counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Barnes takes a swing at Leuka's ribcage but misses.
Leuka misses with a few strikes there.
Leuka wants to clinch.
Barnes walks into a stiff left hand from Leuka.
Leuka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Barnes.
Leuka walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Barnes checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Leuka misses the shot to the body.
Leuka throws a hook to the side of Barnes's head but Barnes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barnes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leuka looks to score with a jab to the body but Barnes is just out of range.
Leuka throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Barnes's head.
Barnes connects with a crisp jab.
Leuka misses with the combination.
Leuka connects with a single shot there.
Barnes chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Leuka can pounce on him.
Leuka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barnes avoids the head kick by Leuka.
Leuka chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Barnes can pounce on him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leuka takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leuka takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Leuka misses with a takedown attempt - Barnes sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Leuka loads up on a big right hand but Barnes slips the punch.
Barnes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Leuka misses with a body kick.
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from Leuka.
Leuka looks to score with a jab to the body but Barnes is just out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Leuka. That snapped Barnes's head back.
Leuka throws a jab when Barnes was well out of range.
Lasi Leuka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Leuka fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Barnes is out of range.
Leuka is looking to clinch.
Barnes scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Leuka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Leuka.
Lasi Leuka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barnes throws a looping overhand right but Leuka ducks down to avoid it.
Barnes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Barnes slips a jab and a cross from Leuka.
Barnes is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Leuka misses with a series of wild punches.
Leuka jabs Barnes to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Leuka scores with a jab to the head.
Barnes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Leuka fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Barnes tries to land a front kick but Leuka steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Leuka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barnes was well out of range. Poor timing from Leuka.
Leuka thows a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leuka looking to score a takedown here. Barnes is defending well but Leuka drives through and ends up in Barnes's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Barnes is looking to stand up but Leuka isn't so interested in that idea.
Barnes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Leuka is one step ahead there.
Leuka won't allow Barnes to get back to his feet.
Leuka trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leuka wants to pass the guard but Barnes is keeping the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Barnes is on top in guard.
Leuka wants to get back to his feet but Barnes is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lasi Leuka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A nice inside leg kick there by Barnes. That's going to slow Leuka down.
Leuka looks to throw the jab but Barnes is out of range.
Leuka keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Barnes slips a jab from Leuka.
Barnes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Leuka. That did some damage!
Leuka just misses with a punch to the body.
Leuka feints a jab promting Barnes to slip. Leuka then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Barnes slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Leuka throws the left hand but Barnes avoids the punch easily.
Leuka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Leuka is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barnes.
Leuka throws a body punch but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes looks to score with a jab to the body but Leuka is just out of range.
Barnes dodges the punch combination from Leuka.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leuka moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Leuka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A decent looking cross lands there for Leuka.
Leuka rushes Barnes and presses him up against the cage.
Leuka managing to block the knees to the body from Barnes.
Leuka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Leuka tries to work over Barnes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barnes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barnes misses with a knee strike.
Barnes prevents a body shot from Leuka.
Barnes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barnes stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Barnes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Leuka throws a punch but it's blocked by Barnes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Leuka is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Barnes tries a body shot but Leuka blocks it.
Leuka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Leuka misses with a punch on the inside.
Barnes works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Barnes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barnes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Leuka backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leuka throws a head punch that misses.
Barnes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Leuka taking a breather.
Barnes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Leuka avoids it.
Mike Barnes has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Barnes misses with an elbow over the top.
Leuka taking a breather.
Barnes pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Barnes just misses with a elbow thrown towards Leuka's brow.
Barnes lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Leuka or not.
Leuka wants to get back to striking at distance but Barnes won't allow it.
Barnes comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Leuka blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Leuka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Leuka stalls.
Barnes lands a nice uppercut.
Barnes tries to land knees in the clinch but Leuka avoids the damage to the body.
Barnes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Leuka has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Leuka misses with the head strike.
Mike Barnes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Leuka lands a nice shot to the body.
Barnes throws a punch but it's blocked by Leuka.
Barnes misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Barnes.
Leuka is stalling here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leuka on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Leuka is trying to maintain a safe position but Barnes gets an underhook and turns Leuka into the cage.
Lasi Leuka is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Leuka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barnes misses with a body punch.
Leuka taking a breather.
Barnes misses with a body punch.
Barnes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Leukas head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barnes lands with a left to the head.
Barnes throws an elbow but it misses.
Barnes missing with knees to the body.
Barnes has a couple of punches blocked by Leuka.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Barnes showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Leuka 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lasi Leuka!
Mike Barnes spoke after the fight, saying 'I love to stand up and bang. Even though I lost this was the fight for the fans'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mulroon Deforz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeggu Bomb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Bomb's choice of entrance music: Limp Bizkit - Nookie. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
30 - 13 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mulroon Deforz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Jeggu Bomb!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bomb lands an overhand right.
Deforz fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bomb checks it well.
Bomb avoids the head kick by Deforz.
Deforz scores with a jab.
Deforz misses with a head kick.
Bomb misses with an uppercut
and Deforz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Deforz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Deforz throws a hook to the side of Bomb's head but Bomb sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bomb just misses with a punch to the body.
We've been told by Deforz's head coaches at Elite MMA Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A slow jab from Deforz misses its intended target.
Deforz throws a shot from downtown. Bomb moves away and avoids it.
Bomb gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Deforz.
Bomb throws a low kick but it's checked well by Deforz.
Deforz misses the jab.
Bomb keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bomb throws a head kick that misses.
Deforz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bomb connects with a leg kick. Deforz looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Deforz cracks the inside of Bomb's front leg.
Bomb misses with a jab to the body
and Deforz makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Deforz throws a sloppy head kick
and Bomb counters with a nice leg kick.
Bomb swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Deforz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bomb.
Deforz misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bomb counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bomb misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bomb blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Deforz tries to circle away but Bomb has him pinned against the cage.
Deforz throws a punch but it's blocked by Bomb.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bomb creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Deforz's defenses.
It looks like Mulroon Deforz has been cut.
Deforz breaks the clinch.
Deforz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Deforz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bomb throws an overhand right that lands on Deforz's shoulder, as Deforz tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Deforz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bomb.
Bomb avoids the body shot from Deforz.
Deforz tries a head kick but it misses.
Deforz misses with a body shot
and Bomb counters by clinching up.
A short uppercut from Bomb.
Bomb has Deforz pressed against the cage, preventing Deforz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Deforz stalling against the cage.
Deforz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bomb has him pressed against the cage.
Deforz has had enough of the clinch but Bomb keeps him there for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Deforz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Deforz trying to control the position but instead, Bomb has worked for underhooks and has pushed Deforz into the cage.
Bomb tries a body shot but Deforz blocks it.
Bomb misses with a punch to the body.
Bomb lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Deforz breaks from the clinch.
Bomb throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bomb throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Deforz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Deforz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bomb can pounce on him.
A low kick from Deforz is predictable there
and Bomb counters with a slapping leg kick.
Deforz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice jab there from Bomb.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Deforz takes a swing at Bomb's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deforz throws the left hand but Bomb avoids the punch easily.
Bomb wants to land a leg kick but Deforz is out of range.
Deforz swats away the attempt to clinch by Bomb.
Bomb avoids the head kick by Deforz.
Bomb misses with a body kick.
Bomb closes the distance but Deforz moves to the side
and Deforz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Deforz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Deforz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Deforz misses with a wild body shot.
Bomb tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Deforz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jeggu Bomb will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mulroon Deforz's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bomb tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Deforz throws a big shot that misses.
Deforz throws a sloppy head kick and Bomb moves out of range easily.
Bomb throws a body kick that misses.
A jab from Bomb finds it's way through Deforz's defenses.
Bomb misses with a body shot.
Bomb takes a jab right on the kisser.
Deforz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bomb doesn't seem bothered though.
Bomb misses with a double jab.
Bomb takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Deforz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bomb manages to avoid it.
Deforz throws a head kick but Bomb moves out of range.
Deforz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deforz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bomb misses with a left hand
and Deforz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Deforz looks to land a left hand but Bomb moved out of range nicely.
Deforz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bomb.
Bomb buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bomb swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Deforz wants to get back to striking at distance but Bomb won't allow it.
Bomb lands a left hand that snaps the head of Deforz backwards.
Bomb misses with an elbow strike.
Deforz is trying to push Bomb away but Bomb has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A knee to the head by Bomb.
Deforz misses with a body punch.
Bomb can't find room to land a body shot as Deforz controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bomb struggles to land a body shot inside as Deforz controls his hands.
Deforz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bomb misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bomb fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Deforz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bomb landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bomb throws a punch but it's blocked by Deforz.
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!
Bomb scores with a shot to the side of Deforz's head.
Bomb lands a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Deforz.
Bomb using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Deforz working hard to break the clinch.
Deforz can't break the clinch.
Bomb lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bomb keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Deforz's efforts to push away.
Bomb scores with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deforz breaks from the clinch.
Deforz misses with a hook
and Bomb counters with a nice body shot.
Deforz moves out of range of the body kick.
Deforz swings for the body but Bomb moves out of range.
Deforz misses with a right hand
and Bomb counters with an inside leg kick.
Deforz avoids the head kick by Bomb.
Bomb lands with a kick to the ribs.
Bomb fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Deforz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bomb has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bomb prevents a body shot from Deforz.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bomb tries to work over Deforz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bomb lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Deforz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Deforz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bomb misses with a punch on the inside.
Deforz breaks from the clinch.
Jeggu Bomb seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bomb thuds his right hand into Deforz's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bomb throws a lazy right hand but Deforz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bomb takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bomb tries to close the distance and clinch up but Deforz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A swing and a miss from Deforz.
Deforz misses with a low kick.
Bomb lands a head shot.
A head kick by Deforz misses
and Bomb cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
That kick from Bomb tenderised Deforz's leg. Deforz is trying to keep his angry face on.
Deforz ducks under a wild hook from Bomb.
A solid leg kick lands there for Deforz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeggu Bomb showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mulroon Deforz's cut.
That's time! Deforz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A head kick misses from Deforz.
Bomb fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Deforz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bomb manages to avoid it.
Deforz swings for the body but Bomb moves out of range.
Deforz goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Deforz misses with a leg kick
and Bomb counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bomb connects with the punch.
Bomb tests Deforz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Deforz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bomb tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Deforz was well out of range. Poor timing from Bomb.
Deforz lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bomb backs up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bomb works Deforz's body with a nice hook.
Deforz misses with a shot to the body
and Bomb counters by clinching up.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bomb.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bomb creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Deforz's defenses.
Bomb misses with an elbow over the top.
Deforz is looking to break free of the clinch but Bomb has double underhooks.
Bomb lands with a left to the head.
Bomb prevents a body shot from Deforz.
Bomb misses with a punch on the inside.
Deforz is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bomb misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bomb lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Deforz backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bomb's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bomb lands a right hand that snaps the head of Deforz backwards.
Deforz tries to break free but Bomb pushes him back against the cage.
Bomb crunches a lovely knee into Deforz's ribcage.
A left hand lands to the body for Bomb.
Bomb lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bomb scores with a hook to the body.
Bomb can't find room to land a body shot as Deforz controls the action.
Bomb pushes off an throws an elbow but Deforz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Deforz can't find room to land a body shot as Bomb controls the action.
Bomb goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bomb.
Bomb keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Deforz's efforts to push away.
Bomb blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bomb stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Deforz.
A short body shot lands from Bomb as the two fighters clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bomb.
Deforz avoids the elbow strike from Bomb, against the cage.
Bomb landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bomb working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bomb.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bomb scores with a shot to the side of Deforz's head.
Deforz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bomb gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bomb lands a right hand.
Bomb stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bomb cracks Deforz with a nice body shot.
Bomb has Deforz pressed against the cage, preventing Deforz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bomb digs a right hand into Deforz's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Deforz's gas tank.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bomb.
Bomb lands a nice uppercut.
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!
Bomb throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Deforz blocks it with crossed arms.
Bomb doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bomb prevents a body shot from Deforz.
Deforz blocks a body shot from Bomb.
Still in the clinch, Bomb scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice body punch from Bomb.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bomb.
Jeggu Bomb is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bomb prevents Deforz from breaking the clinch.
Deforz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Deforz wants to get back to striking at distance but Bomb won't allow it.
A frustrated look appears on Deforz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Deforz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Deforz misses with a hook.
Bomb is looking to land body kicks.
Deforz takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Deforz misses with a hook
and Bomb counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bomb.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A knee to the head by Bomb.
Bomb has Deforz pressed against the cage, preventing Deforz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mulroon Deforz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head punch on the inside from Bomb fails to land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeggu Bomb comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bomb 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeggu Bomb!
An out of breath Jeggu Bomb thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pacman Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes comes to the cage accompanied by Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Rocky Balboa enters the cage!
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210 lbs
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16 - 7 - 0 |
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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
35 - 25 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Pacman Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rocky Balboa!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balboa lands a jab to Barnes's midsection.
Balboa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Barnes stuffs the takedown.
Balboa throws a head kick that misses
and Barnes counters with a nice body shot.
Barnes scores with a punch to the head.
Balboa misses with a wild body shot.
Barnes on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Balboa takes a swing at Barnes's ribcage but misses.
Balboa throws a sloppy head kick and Barnes moves out of range easily.
Balboa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Balboa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A slow jab from Balboa misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes slips a jab from Balboa.
Balboa misses with a wild body shot.
Rocky Balboa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Barnes misses its intended target.
A head kick by Balboa misses
and Barnes counters with a leg kick.
Balboa misses with a wild combination.
Barnes misses with a body shot.
Balboa tries for a takedown but Barnes sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Balboa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Barnes can pounce on him.
Barnes misses with a body shot.
Balboa throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Barnes makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balboa takes a swing at Barnes's ribcage but misses.
Barnes takes a swing at Balboa's ribcage but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Balboa throws a head kick but Barnes moves out of range.
Balboa blocks a jab.
Balboa misses with a head kick.
Balboa throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Barnes's head.
Balboa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barnes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A swing and a miss from Barnes.
Balboa tries to clinch up but Barnes circles away and keeps his distance.
Balboa on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balboa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Barnes fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Balboa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barnes slips a jab from Balboa.
Pacman Barnes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Balboa drives through and clinches with Barnes against the cage.
Barnes scores with a shoulder strike.
Balboa connects with a knee to the head.
Balboa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Balboa takes a knee right on the jaw!
Balboa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Balboa avoids the elbow strike from Barnes, against the cage.
A short left from Barnes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Balboa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Balboa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Barnes misses with the head strike.
Balboa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barnes's elbow.
Balboa avoids the elbow strike from Barnes, against the cage.
Balboa working Barnes over with knees to the body.
Barnes misses with a knee strike.
Balboa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Barnes misses with the head strike.
A short right from Balboa.
A head punch on the inside from Barnes fails to land.
Barnes works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Barnes trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Balboa misses with a knee strike.
Barnes takes a shot to the head.
Barnes lands with a right to the head.
Balboa is looking for a takedown.
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 Pacman Barnes will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Balboa tests Barnes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Balboa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Balboa gets a clinch.
Barnes gets through Balboa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Barnes misses with the head strike.
Barnes gets through Balboa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Barnes tries to work over Balboa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barnes has a couple of punches blocked by Balboa.
Barnes tries a knee to the head but Balboa blocks it.
Barnes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Balboa's efforts to push away.
Balboa tries to throw a body punch but Barnes avoids it by throwing Balboa back against the cage.
Balboa blocks an elbow strike.
Balboa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa scores with a knee to the head.
Barnes lands a body shot in the clinch.
Balboa lands with a short shot to the head.
Barnes is trying to maintain a safe position but Balboa gets an underhook and turns Barnes into the cage.
A short right from Balboa.
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!
Balboa working aggressively here.
Barnes can't find room to land a body shot as Balboa controls the action.
Balboa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barnes avoids it.
Barnes can't find room to land a body shot as Balboa controls the action.
Barnes scores with a shot to the side of Balboa's head.
Balboa trying to land knees to the body.
Barnes pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Balboa swings wildly with an uppercut but Barnes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barnes tries to throw a body punch but Balboa avoids it by throwing Barnes back against the cage.
Barnes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Balboa's efforts to push away.
Balboa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barness head.
Rocky Balboa seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes missing with knees to the body.
Balboa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barnes avoids it.
Balboa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Barnes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Balboa wants a takedown.
Barnes scores with a nice hook to the head.
Barnes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Balboa backwards.
Balboa has a couple of punches blocked by Barnes.
Barnes blocks an uppercut.
Balboa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barnes working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Barnes - that landed with a thud.
Barnes trying to land knees to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Barnes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Balboa throws a knee to the head but misses.
Barnes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Balboa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes prevents a body shot from Balboa.
A nice right hand lands inside from Balboa.
Balboa stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Balboa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Balboa is working for takedown but Barnes is calmly controlling the position for now.
Balboa has a couple of punches blocked by Barnes.
Barnes putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Balboa in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Balboa is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Barnes has the Thai plumb, controlling the head nicely. He loads up with a big knee to the head and Balboa goes down! Barnes pounces into side control - this one could be over soon!
Balboa is rocked!
It looks like Rocky Balboa has been cut.
Barnes content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Balboa can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes tries to advance to mount but can't.
Barnes tries to score with some ground and pound. Balboa controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Balboa can't do much from the bottom here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Balboa is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pacman Barnes dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rocky Balboa's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A shot to the liver by Balboa. Beautiful body shot.
Barnes looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Balboa has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Barnes finds it's way round the side to connect with Balboa's head.
Balboa throws a sloppy head kick and Barnes moves out of range easily.
Barnes throws out a leg kick but Balboa moves out of range and Barnes only half commits.
Balboa looks to land a left hand but Barnes moved out of range nicely.
A lazy body kick from Balboa
and Barnes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Balboa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Balboa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barnes.
Balboa throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Rocky Balboa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Balboa throws a head kick but Barnes moves out of range.
Balboa misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes looks to score with a jab to the body but Balboa is just out of range.
Balboa misses with a lunging right hand
and Barnes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barnes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Balboa.
Balboa throws a combination that misses
and Barnes counters with a series of strikes that sends Balboa to the canvas! Barnes follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!
Balboa is still in real trouble! Can Barnes finish him?
Balboa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Balboa is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Barnes has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Balboa utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Barnes in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Balboa seems to have recovered his senses.
Barnes would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Rocky Balboa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Balboa misses with a leg kick
and Barnes scores with a counter punch that sends Balboa to the canvas! Barnes smells blood - he's punishing Balboa with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Balboa has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pacman Barnes!
Pacman Barnes opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Mercurius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mercurius comes to the cage accompanied by Amplifier - The Wave. Barnes comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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180 lbs
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171 lbs
28 - 17 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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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
25 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rocky Mercurius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andre Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mercurius.
Mercurius dives in and grabs Barnes's left leg, looking for a takedown. Barnes pushes down on Mercurius's head and hops out.
Mercurius smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Barnes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mercurius.
Barnes misses with a low kick.
Mercurius throws a nice outside leg kick.
Barnes connects with an inside leg kick.
Mercurius scores with a shot to the body.
Barnes keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Barnes has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mercurius.
Mercurius pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mercurius fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Barnes.
Mercurius is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercurius tries a head kick but it misses.
Barnes tries to land a front kick but Mercurius steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mercurius fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Barnes is out of range.
Mercurius jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barnes leaves Mercurius with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rocky Mercurius. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barnes moves away from the strike by Mercurius.
Mercurius scores with a crisp jab that stopped Barnes in his tracks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mercurius.
Mercurius keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mercurius missing with a left hand there. Barnes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barnes walks into a stiff left hand from Mercurius.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercurius looks to land a left hand but Barnes moved out of range nicely.
Mercurius throws the left hand but Barnes avoids the punch easily.
Mercurius shoots in looking for a takedown but Barnes manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mercurius's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mercurius fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Barnes.
Mercurius misses the shot to the body.
Barnes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mercurius thows a leg kick but Barnes checks it
and Barnes counters with an inside leg kick.
Mercurius misses with a hook
and Barnes counters with a one-two to the body.
Mercurius throws a right and a left that both miss.
A head kick from Mercurius lands but Barnes takes it in his stride.
Barnes punishes Mercurius's body with a nice straight punch.
Barnes lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes throws a quick head kick that knocks Mercurius silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Barnes is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Andre Barnes!
Andre Barnes took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harri Mulqvist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodney Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Holmes is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: F.A.M.E. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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216 lbs
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221 lbs
28 - 16 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Harri Mulqvist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Rodney Holmes!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holmes throws a chopping leg kick but Mulqvist manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Holmes avoids a kick to the body.
Mulqvist shoots for a double leg takedown but Holmes sprawls well. He's pushed Mulqvist's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mulqvist shoots in but Holmes avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Holmes slips under a jab.
Mulqvist throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mulqvist takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Holmes has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Mulqvist is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Mulqvist is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Holmes.
Holmes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mulqvist misses with a hook to the body
and Holmes counters with a slapping leg kick.
Holmes avoids the body shot from Mulqvist.
Holmes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Holmes throws a shot from downtown. Mulqvist moves away and avoids it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Holmes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes lands a big head kick that sends Mulqvist tumbling to the mat! Holmes takes a step backwards and waves Mulqvist back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Harri Mulqvist has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Holmes lands a big head kick that sends Mulqvist tumbling to the mat! Holmes takes a step backwards and waves Mulqvist back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Mulqvist is rocked!
Holmes throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Mulqvist tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Holmes was well out of range. Poor timing from Mulqvist.
Holmes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mulqvist manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Holmes with a nice cross.
Oh Mulqvist is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mulqvist lands with a shot to the body.
Mulqvist seems to have got his legs back now.
Holmes blocks a leg kick.
Holmes sends Mulqvist crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Holmes is motioning to the referee to let Mulqvist up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Holmes 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 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rodney Holmes!
A very excited looking Rodney Holmes rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blood Bane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bane is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bad Blood. 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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240 lbs
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29
272 lbs
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World class MT
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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
25 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gunnar Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blood Bane!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bane scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
It looks like Gunnar Nelson has been cut.
Nelson slips under a jab.
Nelson throws a head kick that misses.
Nelson misses with a wild body shot.
Nelson misses with a looping right.
Bane lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bane misses with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bane, as that shot connected.
Bane avoids the head kick by Nelson.
Gunnar Nelson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nelson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gunnar Nelson's cut is getting worse.
Bane sends Nelson crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Bane is motioning to the referee to let Nelson up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Nelson is rocked!
Bane blocks a jab.
Nelson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bane circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Nelson to the canvas! Nelson doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Bane keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Blood Bane!
A victorious Blood Bane thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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