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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eri Keepperi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kai Ny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eri Keepperi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Kai Ny!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keepperi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ny clinches with his opponent.
Ny breaks from the clinch.
Keepperi scores with a punch to the head.
Jab by Keepperi.
Ny throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Keepperi counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Keepperi misses with an uppercut.
Ny ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ny drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Keepperi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ny.
Ny misses with a straight right.
Keepperi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ny on the side of the head.
Keepperi misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice straight punches there by Ny. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ny.
Ny misses with an uppercut. Keepperi saw that one coming.
Keepperi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ny.
Ny just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keepperi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Keepperi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Good shot there by Ny.
Keepperi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ny bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Keepperi throws a hook but Ny blocks it.
Keepperi misses with a looping right.
Keepperi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ny misses with an uppercut.
A good leg kick by Ny.
A telegraphed right hand from Ny misses the target.
Ny throws the left hand but Keepperi avoids the punch easily.
Ny rushes Keepperi and presses him up against the cage.
Ny breaks from the clinch.
Keepperi tries to bum rush Ny with a series of wild strikes but Ny uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Keepperi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ny throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ny gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ny escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ny displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Keepperi throws out the jab.
Keepperi throws a big shot that misses.
Keepperi swings for the body but Ny moves out of range.
Keepperi tries to bum rush Ny with a series of wild strikes but Ny uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Keepperi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Keepperi connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ny. Ny circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ny fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Keepperi manages to avoid it.
Keepperi moves away from the strike by Ny.
Keepperi is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Keepperi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Good standup being displayed there by Ny as he connects with a hook.
Keepperi blocks a jab.
Ny scores with the left hand. Keepperi knows he should have avoided that one.
Keepperi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Keepperi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ny sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keepperi tries to keep at a distance but Ny has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ny just leaning against Keepperi, taking a breather.
Ny manages to break the clinch.
Ny with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Keepperi lands a right hook to the body.
Ny takes one to the chin there.
Keepperi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ny was well out of range. Poor timing from Keepperi.
Keepperi tests Ny's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A nice combination there by Keepperi.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ny throws a hook but Keepperi blocks it.
Ny misses with a hook. Keepperi ducked under it nicely.
Keepperi throws a hook to the side of Ny's head but Ny sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keepperi dips to his left and cracks Ny with an uppercut!
Good standup being displayed there by Keepperi as he connects with a hook.
Ny is rocked!
Keepperi drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Ny right on the button. Ny goes down! Keepperi follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Keepperi gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eri Keepperi!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolai Luzhin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luzhin has chosen Toccata and Fugue as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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182 lbs
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174 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anderson Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Nikolai Luzhin!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luzhin lands a nice hook to Emelianenko's body. Emelianenko takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Emelianenko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Emelianenko just misses with a punch to the body.
Luzhin 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.
Luzhin throws a shot to the body.
A head kick by Emelianenko misses
and Luzhin counters with a leg kick.
Emelianenko scores with a nice right hand.
Luzhin tries a head kick but it misses.
Emelianenko moves out of range as Luzhin throws a body kick.
Emelianenko looks to score with a jab to the body but Luzhin is just out of range.
Luzhin avoids the head kick by Emelianenko.
Luzhin scores with a nice strike.
Emelianenko throws the kick towards the body but Luzhin avoids it.
Luzhin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Luzhin.
Emelianenko tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Luzhin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Emelianenko throws the kick towards the body but Luzhin avoids it.
Nikolai Luzhin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Luzhin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Emelianenko swings for the body but Luzhin moves out of range.
Luzhin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Emelianenko on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko throws a leg kick but Luzhin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Luzhin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Emelianenko lands a high kick!
Emelianenko throws a body kick that misses.
Emelianenko takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A jab from Luzhin finds it's way through Emelianenko's defenses.
A head kick from Luzhin lands but Emelianenko takes it in his stride.
Luzhin throws a head kick that Emelianenko semi-blocks.
Luzhin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Emelianenko digs a right hand underneath Luzhin's ribcage. Luzhin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Luzhin is leaning against Emelianenko and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Good body shot from Luzhin.
Luzhin trying to land knees to the body.
I was talking to Emelianenko's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Emelianenko tries to stall but Luzhin uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Luzhin misses with a knee strike.
Luzhin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko struggles to land a body shot inside as Luzhin controls his hands.
Luzhin lands a nice uppercut.
Luzhin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Emelianenko backwards.
Luzhin lands with a left to the head.
Luzhin lands a right hand.
Luzhin tries a knee to the head but Emelianenko blocks it.
Emelianenko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Emelianenko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Emelianenko tries to work over Luzhin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Luzhin landing knees to the head.
Emelianenko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Luzhin lands a hook that snaps the head of Emelianenko backwards.
Luzhin can't find room to land a body shot as Emelianenko controls the action.
Luzhin blocks a body shot from Emelianenko.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luzhin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Emelianenko throws a head punch that misses.
Emelianenko working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Emelianenko looking to slow down the pace here.
Emelianenko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Luzhin obliges.
A short body shot lands from Luzhin as the two fighters clinch.
Luzhin lands a nice shot to the body.
Emelianenko is breathing heavily.
Emelianenko tries to throw a body punch but Luzhin avoids it by throwing Emelianenko back against the cage.
Emelianenko takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Luzhin misses with a knee to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Luzhin.
Emelianenko's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Luzhin tries a knee to the head but Emelianenko blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luzhin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Luzhin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Emelianenko backwards.
Luzhin lands a body shot in the clinch.
Luzhin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Emelianenko lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Luzhin on the inside.
Luzhin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Emelianenko blocks it with crossed arms.
Luzhin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Luzhin.
A nice left hand lands by Luzhin.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Emelianenko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Luzhin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Emelianenko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Luzhin looking to throw knees to the head but Emelianenko is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolai Luzhin dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Luzhin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Luzhin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Luzhin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Luzhin scores with a shot to the side of Emelianenko's head.
Luzhin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Emelianenko backwards.
Nikolai Luzhin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Knees in the clinch landing for Luzhin.
Emelianenko tries a body shot but Luzhin blocks it.
Luzhin is leaning against Emelianenko and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A knee to the head by Luzhin.
Luzhin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Luzhin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Luzhin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Luzhin lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Luzhin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Emelianenko tries to work over Luzhin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Luzhin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Luzhin.
Luzhin lands with a right to the head.
Emelianenko takes a knee to the side of the body.
Luzhin lands a shoulder strike.
Luzhin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Emelianenko backwards.
A knee to the head by Luzhin.
Emelianenko is rocked!
Luzhin working Emelianenko over with knees to the body.
Oh Emelianenko is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Luzhin drops Emelianenko onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Emelianenko is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Luzhin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Luzhin digs a right hand underneath Emelianenko's ribcage. Emelianenko let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Luzhin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Luzhin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Luzhin lands a knee to the head.
Still in the clinch, Luzhin scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luzhin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Luzhin.
Luzhin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Luzhin lands with a light punch inside.
Luzhin lands a shoulder strike.
Emelianenko takes a knee right on the jaw!
Luzhin lands a shot to the body.
Luzhin lands with a light punch inside.
Luzhin lands a body shot.
Luzhin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Luzhin tries to land knees in the clinch but Emelianenko avoids the damage to the body.
Luzhin trying to land knees to the body.
Luzhin tries a knee to the head but Emelianenko blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luzhin pushes Emelianenko back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Luzhin.
Emelianenko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Luzhin lands with a short shot to the head.
Luzhin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Emelianenko or not.
Luzhin with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Luzhin.
Luzhin lands a nice knee to the body.
Luzhin lands with a light punch inside.
Luzhin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Emelianenko backwards.
Luzhin tries to land a knee to the head but Emelianenko blocks with his arms.
Luzhin utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Luzhin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Luzhin.
Luzhin lands a nice shot to the body.
Luzhin tries to land a knee to the head but Emelianenko blocks with his arms.
Luzhin landing knees to the head.
Luzhin looking to throw knees to the head but Emelianenko is blocking nicely.
Luzhin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Emelianenko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Luzhin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Luzhin tries to work over Emelianenko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Emelianenko misses with a punch on the inside.
Emelianenko seems to have got his legs back now.
Luzhin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Emelianenko is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolai Luzhin 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!
Emelianenko misses with a body shot.
Luzhin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Luzhin lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Emelianenko has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Emelianenko and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Luzhin, as that shot connected.
Emelianenko takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Luzhin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A cross from Luzhin lands.
Luzhin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Luzhin throws a head kick but Emelianenko moves out of range.
Luzhin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Luzhin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Emelianenko moves away.
Luzhin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Emelianenko chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Luzhin can pounce on him.
Emelianenko throws a body punch but Luzhin moves out of range.
Luzhin throws a nice outside leg kick.
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!
Luzhin tries to close the distance and clinch but Emelianenko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
An inside leg kick lands from Luzhin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luzhin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Luzhin throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Luzhin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Luzhin has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Emelianenko.
Nikolai Luzhin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Luzhin misses with a leg kick
and Emelianenko counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Luzhin is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Luzhin moves into range and clinches up with Emelianenko.
Luzhin lands a knee to the head.
Luzhin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Emelianenko avoiding damage as Luzhin throws knees to the body.
Luzhin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Emelianenko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Luzhin lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Luzhin missing with knees to the body.
Emelianenko can't find room to land a body shot as Luzhin controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Luzhin.
A shot in the inside from Luzhin.
Luzhin has Emelianenko pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Emelianenko is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Luzhin - that's hurt Emelianenko badly! Oh, another knee lands and Emelianenko is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Emelianenko doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Nikolai Luzhin!
Our winner, Nikolai Luzhin, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Whisper Welker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Romano Redz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Romano Redz 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Whisper Welker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Romano Redz!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Redz shoots for a takedown but Welker saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Welker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Redz.
Welker throws a big shot that misses.
Redz lands a jab to the nose.
Welker with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Redz to score with a decent uppercut.
Redz darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Redz misses with an uppercut. Welker saw that one coming.
Redz slips a jab from Welker.
Redz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Welker slips a straight right by Redz.
Redz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Welker counters with a nice uppercut.
Welker misses with a looping right.
Welker comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Redz shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Welker but Welker pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Whisper Welker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Romano Redz.
Redz misses with an uppercut. Welker saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redz fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Whisper Welker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Redz looks to score with a jab to the body but Welker is just out of range.
Welker tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Redz is able to avoid easily.
Redz misses the jab.
Redz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Welker.
Welker misses the shot to the body.
Welker moves away from the strike by Redz.
Redz fails with the takedown.
A looping hook to the body misses from Welker. Redz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Welker thows a body shot but no joy.
Romano Redz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Redz shoots in for a takedown but Welker shows good takedown defense.
Redz misses with a series of wild punches.
Redz shoots in but Welker avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Redz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Welker misses with a looping left.
Welker ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Welker has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Redz slips a straight right by Welker.
Redz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Welker.
A lazy left from Welker finds it's target.
Redz connects with a looping right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Redz takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Welker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Welker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Redz manages to avoid it.
Redz might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Welker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Redz shoots in but no luck this time.
Welker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Welker as he jumps to the side.
Redz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Welker as he jumps to the side.
Welker slips a straight right by Redz.
Welker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Redz.
Redz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Welker.
Redz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Redz misses with a hook.
Redz with a lazy takedown attempt
and Redz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Welker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Redz.
Redz missing with a left hand there. Welker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Welker connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Welker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Redz manages to avoid it.
Redz shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Welker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A big left from Redz misses.
Redz swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Welker.
Welker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Redz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Welker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Redz moves away.
Redz lands a really nice looking cross but Welker seems unphased.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Redz stuns Welker with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Redz missing with a left hand there. Welker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Welker takes one on the chin but seems OK.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Welker has taken the fight to the clinch.
Welker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Welker works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
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 Whisper Welker will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Redz misses with a wild combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Redz. Welker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Redz lands with a cross.
Welker misses with a leg kick.
Redz loads up on a big right hand but Welker slips the punch.
Welker thows a body shot but no joy.
Welker misses with a wild body shot.
Welker fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Redz checks it well.
Redz swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Welker.
Welker's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Redz connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Welker scrambles back to his feet.
Welker defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Redz.
Redz shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Redz was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Redz working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Welker wants to control but Redz postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redz advances to mount.
Redz takes Welker's back.
Welker trying to control the position but Redz manages to sink in the hooks.
I really don't envy Welker right now.
Welker fending off the submission attempt from Redz.
Redz is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Welker knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Welker for a finish.
Redz is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Welker won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Redz off his unconscious opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Romano Redz!
Our winner, Romano Redz, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tuma Krapala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Pettis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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19
145 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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22
144 lbs
3 - 5 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tuma Krapala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jeremy Pettis!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Krapala.
Krapala throws a nice inside leg kick.
Krapala throws a leg kick which misses Pettis's front leg but catches the back leg as Pettis tries to avoid it.
Krapala gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Krapala buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Krapala has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Nordic Top Team in the buildup to the fight.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Krapala. Pettis shrugs it off though.
Krapala displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pettis throws out the jab.
Pettis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pettis misses with a takedown attempt
and Krapala holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Krapala manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Krapala creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pettis's defenses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krapala is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pettis managing to block the knees to the body from Krapala.
Krapala lands an elbow inside that Pettis shrugs off.
Krapala lands an elbow just above Pettis 's eye.
Krapala keeps control of Pettis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Krapala breaks from the clinch.
Krapala scores with a kick to the midsection.
Pettis fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Krapala slips a jab and a cross from Pettis.
Pettis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Krapala sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pettis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pettis has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Pettis closes the distance and clinches up with Krapala, looking for a takedown. Pettis pushes Krapala against the cage but Krapala circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tuma Krapala has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeremy Pettis.
Krapala blocks a jab.
Pettis swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Krapala counters with a nice kick to the body.
Pettis looks winded!
Pettis swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Krapala counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krapala darts in and clinches Pettis up against the cage.
Krapala escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Krapala moves into the clinch successfully.
Krapala lands a damaging elbow.
Krapala manages to break the clinch.
Krapala looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pettis tries to keep at a distance but Krapala has taken the fight into the clinch.
Krapala lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Pettis tries to circle away but Krapala has him pinned against the cage.
Pettis is trying to push Krapala away but Krapala has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Krapala comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Krapala stalling against the cage.
Krapala comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pettis wants to get back to striking at distance but Krapala won't allow it.
Krapala slowing the pace effectively.
Krapala gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Krapala lands a nice elbow.
Pettis is trying to break the clinch but Krapala is controlling him.
Krapala lands an elbow just above Pettis 's eye.
Krapala lands an elbow inside that Pettis shrugs off.
Krapala lands an elbow inside.
Krapala has Pettis pressed against the cage, preventing Pettis from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Krapala stalling.
Krapala lands an elbow inside.
A frustrated look appears on Pettis's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pettis tries to break the clinch but Krapala is controlling the position.
Krapala gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pettis takes an elbow to the temple.
Krapala comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Krapala lands a damaging elbow.
Pettis is rocked!
It looks like Jeremy Pettis has been cut.
Nice elbow from Krapala.
Pettis is still on wobbly legs! Can Krapala finish him?
Krapala creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Pettis! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Krapala.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tuma Krapala!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Almeida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teuvo Majakivi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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28
196 lbs
8 - 12 - 0 |
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200 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
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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
8 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rafael Almeida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Teuvo Majakivi!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Almeida shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Majakivi as he avoids it easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Majakivi lands with a left to the head.
Majakivi prevents the takedown attempt.
Majakivi throws an elbow but it misses.
Majakivi taking a breather.
Almeida tries to score a body lock takedown but Majakivi shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rafael Almeida. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Majakivi pushes Almeida back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Majakivi stalling in the clinch.
Majakivi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Almeida avoids it.
Almeida tries to score a body lock takedown but Majakivi shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Almeida drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Majakivi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Almeida avoids it.
Majakivi prevents the takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almeida is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Majakivi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Almeidas head.
Majakivi dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Majakivi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Almeida lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Almeida is breathing heavily.
Majakivi displaying some good clinch control by pressing Almeida up against the cage.
Majakivi lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Majakivi.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Majakivi - that landed with a thud.
Majakivi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Majakivi.
Majakivi has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
A left hand lands to the body for Majakivi.
Knees in the clinch landing for Majakivi.
Majakivi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Majakivi lands a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Majakivi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Almeida.
Majakivi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Almeida avoids it.
Majakivi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Majakivi lands a shot to the body.
Majakivi is working Almeida over against the cage.
Almeida tries to break the clinch but Majakivi is controlling the position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Majakivi.
Majakivi lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Rafael Almeida has been cut.
Majakivi holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Majakivi.
A body shot lands from Majakivi.
Almeida's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Majakivi lands a shoulder strike.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Majakivi.
Majakivi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Majakivi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Almeida lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Majakivi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from Majakivi.
Majakivi lands a hook that snaps the head of Almeida backwards.
Majakivi pushes Almeida back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Majakivi has Almeida pressed against the cage.
Majakivi lands a shot to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Majakivi.
A right hand to the body from Majakivi.
Nice body punch from Majakivi - that landed with a thud.
Majakivi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Majakivi dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Teuvo Majakivi.
Almeida will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Teuvo Majakivi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rafael Almeida's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Majakivi drives through and clinches with Almeida against the cage.
Majakivi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Majakivi is working Almeida over against the cage.
Majakivi is leaning against Almeida and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Majakivi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Majakivi tries to land knees in the clinch but Almeida avoids the damage to the body.
Majakivi leaning against his opponent.
Majakivi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Majakivi lands with a right to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Majakivi.
Majakivi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Majakivi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Majakivi lands a nice elbow.
Rafael Almeida's cut is getting worse.
Majakivi missing with knees to the body.
Majakivi crunches a lovely knee into Almeida's ribcage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A left hand lands to the body for Majakivi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Majakivi lands a knee to the body.
Majakivi lands an elbow just above Almeida 's eye.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Majakivi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rafael Almeida's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Majakivi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Majakivi stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Almeida takes a shot to the head.
Almeida is rocked!
Jeez, Rafael Almeida's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Knees in the clinch landing for Majakivi.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Majakivi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Almeida.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Majakivi takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Teuvo Majakivi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Majakivi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Majakivi scores with a hook to the body.
Majakivi taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Majakivi as the two fighters clinch.
Majakivi is leaning against Almeida and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nice body punch from Majakivi.
A hook to the body from Majakivi.
Majakivi lands a nice shot to the body.
Almeida on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Majakivi is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Majakivi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Almeida is defending well for now.
Majakivi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Rafael Almeida's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Teuvo Majakivi!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hao Wang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Era Ojdanic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wang comes to the cage accompanied by Crashday. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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21
166 lbs
4 - 7 - 0 |
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155 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hao Wang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Era Ojdanic!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wang fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ojdanic, pushing him back against the cage.
Wang is stalling here.
A short body shot lands from Wang as the two fighters clinch.
Ojdanic tries to break the clinch but Wang is controlling the position.
Ojdanic gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Wang regains guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Wang is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Wang throws his legs up looking for a submission but Ojdanic uses it to pass to side control.
Ojdanic tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ojdanic has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Ojdanic content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Wang is trying to control Ojdanic's posture but Ojdanic avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ojdanic tries for a kimura but Wang is defending well.
Wang gets back to half guard.
Ojdanic is looking to stall here but Wang recovers full guard.
Wang has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Ojdanic is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Wang.
You can see the frustration on Wang's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wang is not content to let Ojdanic control the position.
Ojdanic tries for a kimura but Wang is defending well.
Ojdanic wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Wang, who protects the arm well.
Wang is trying to control Ojdanic's posture but Ojdanic avoids it.
Ojdanic is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Wang has escaped the position, nice work there.
Wang throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ojdanic wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Wang, who protects the arm well.
Ojdanic trying to control the position but Wang is working away.
Wang is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Ojdanic off and has taken his back!
Wang thows a strike but Ojdanic uses the opportunity to reverse the position! Great move by Ojdanic as he ends up in Wang 's guard!
Wang looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Wang looking for a sweep. Not yet Wang, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ojdanic trying to control but Wang is working from the bottom.
Ojdanic controlling from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wang looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Wang keeping moving, preventing Ojdanic from controlling successfully.
Ojdanic won't allow Wang to sweep him here.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Era Ojdanic wasn't active enough on the ground.
Wang throws a right hand that Ojdanic ducks under and follows up with a left that Ojdanic also avoids with ease.
Wang gets a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wang throws a punch but it's blocked by Ojdanic.
Wang is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ojdanic is keeping busy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Era Ojdanic will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Wang misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wang rushes Ojdanic and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ojdanic has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Wang clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Wang staying busy and making it hard for Ojdanic to control.
Wang is really stuck here.
Wang trying to control the hands but Ojdanic breaks the grip.
Ojdanic has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Ojdanic is hanging on to Wang's back as he tries to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ojdanic trying to control.
Era Ojdanic has got the better of the ground game so far.
I really don't envy Wang right now.
Wang is working hard here to advance position.
Wang wants to control his opponent's hands but Ojdanic gets his hands free.
I really don't envy Wang right now.
Ojdanic trying to control momentarily.
Ojdanic keeps control of the position easily here as Wang tries to buck him off.
Ojdanic looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Wang taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Era Ojdanic!
Era Ojdanic seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Akiro Sata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksandr Pistoletov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sata comes to the cage accompanied by Onward to Victory!. Pistoletov comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Kita je spremna ! kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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22
143 lbs
7 - 7 - 0 |
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26
169 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Akiro Sata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aleksandr Pistoletov!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pistoletov throws a body punch but Sata moves out of range.
Sata throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Pistoletov tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Sata is in Pistoletov's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sata throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pistoletov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pistoletov wants to sweep but no luck.
Sata might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Pistoletov is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Sata missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pistoletov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sata is one step ahead there.
Sata scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Pistoletov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sata trying to control but Pistoletov is working from the bottom.
Sata stopping the sweep attempt from Pistoletov.
Pistoletov is still trying to improve position.
Pistoletov manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sata regains half guard.
Sata has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Pistoletov working Sata over with strikes.
Sata wants to improve his position but Pistoletov is controlling well.
Sata is working hard here to advance position.
Pistoletov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pistoletov working the head and body with strikes.
Sata is trying to get back to full guard.
Sata definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Pistoletov is thwarting Sata's attempts to control the position.
Sata actively working from the bottom here.
Pistoletov lands with a punch from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sata is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Pistoletov scores with a couple of nice shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pistoletov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sata is trying to maintain the position but Pistoletov is very close to passing his half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Pistoletov connects with a nice short shot to Sata's temple.
Pistoletov prevents Sata from improving his position.
Sata is pressing down on Pistoletov's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Sata is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Pistoletov is aware though and is defending well.
Pistoletov postures up and lands a big shot to Sata's brow.
Pistoletov avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Pistoletov preventing the sweep.
Pistoletov scoring with some ground and pound.
Pistoletov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pistoletov throwing strikes but missing.
Pistoletov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pistoletov lands a couple of digs.
Sata strikes from his own guard.
Sata escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pistoletov gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Pistoletov throwing strikes but missing.
Pistoletov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pistoletov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pistoletov lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Pistoletov lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sata has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pistoletov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sata controls Pistoletov momentarily but Pistoletov frees himself.
Pistoletov postures up in Sata's guard and throws a big left but Sata blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sata has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pistoletov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sata has his foot on Pistoletov's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pistoletov works his way back into a safe position though.
Pistoletov is working Sata over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Pistoletov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sata works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sata has his foot on Pistoletov's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pistoletov works his way back into a safe position though.
Sata is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sata looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Pistoletov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pistoletov is looking to work some ground and pound but Sata has wrist control.
Pistoletov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Pistoletov throws a big right hand that misses.
Pistoletov lands a couple of digs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Aleksandr Pistoletov will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Pistoletov throws a right hand that misses
and Sata counters with a straight right hand.
Pistoletov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sata shoots in for a takedown but Pistoletov shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Pistoletov looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Sata!
Pistoletov cracks Sata with a big elbow.
Sata manages to get back to half guard.
Pistoletov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sata with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Pistoletov winds up and cracks Sata with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sata moves into full guard.
Sata will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pistoletov distracts Sata with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Pistoletov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sata is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Pistoletov is staying active underneath Sata, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sata is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sata seems to be working for a kimura but Pistoletov defends the submission attempt.
Pistoletov gets full guard.
Sata working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Pistoletov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sata trying to control but Pistoletov is working from the bottom.
Sata working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sata sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Sata stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pistoletov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pistoletov wants to hit a switch here but Sata passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Pistoletov there!
Sata connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Sata lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Sata pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Pistoletov felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sata prevents Pistoletov from getting the reversal.
Sata wants to finish this one by submission but Pistoletov is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Sata.
Pistoletov tries to reverse the position but Sata maintains control.
Sata trying to control but Pistoletov is having none of it.
Sata lands a big shot there that rocks Pistoletov but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pistoletov tries to reverse the position but Sata maintains control.
Sata is landing with some decent strikes but Pistoletov is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Pistoletov keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Pistoletov takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Pistoletov really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sata is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Pistoletov can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Pistoletov is squirming around, avoiding Sata's attempts to control the action.
Sata has control of Pistoletov's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Pistoletov regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pistoletov is squirming around, avoiding Sata's attempts to control the action.
Pistoletov manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Sata prevents Pistoletov from improving his position.
Sata seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pistoletov does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Sata here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Sata is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Pistoletov doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sata.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sata working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akiro Sata dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Sata throws a hook but Pistoletov blocks it.
Pistoletov misses with a series of wild punches.
Sata throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pistoletov's waist but Pistoletov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sata off to one side.
Sata shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Sata was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Pistoletov regains half guard.
Pistoletov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sata is looking to take a break and control but Pistoletov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sata throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pistoletov is not content to let Sata control the position.
Pistoletov is looking for a sweep. Sata is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sata is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Pistoletov defends it well.
Pistoletov is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sata moves nicely into side control.
Pistoletov manages to work his way to half guard, despite Sata's best efforts.
Sata is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Pistoletov has managed to free his arm - good work.
Pistoletov is not content to let Sata control the position.
Pistoletov wants to get back to full guard but Sata has passed into side control.
Pistoletov tries to bench press Sata off him but Sata keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pistoletov looking for a sweep but Sata has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Sata with the ground and pound from mount.
Sata has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Pistoletov's face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sata looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Pistoletov can't escape the position.
Sata is landing with some decent strikes but Pistoletov is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Pistoletov working to try and regain half guard.
Sata is working for a guillotine from mount but Pistoletov frees his head quite easily.
Sata tries to control but Pistoletov wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pistoletov is wriggling around trying to escape.
Sata trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sata postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Pistoletov looks a forlorn figure.
Pistoletov takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pistoletov really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Pistoletov manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Sata is working for a kimura but Pistoletov is defending it quite comfortably.
Sata trying to mount his opponent but Pistoletov defends it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Pistoletov manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pistoletov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sata is one step ahead there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Akiro Sata showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sata has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akiro Sata!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Akiro Sata made sure he mentioned FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!), along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Ronaldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eugene Carl Alexander Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antonio Ronaldo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Eugene Carl Alexander Burns!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ronaldo scores with a body shot.
Ronaldo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Team Finland in the buildup to the fight.
Ronaldo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ronaldo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Burns misses with a takedown
and Ronaldo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Burns's knee momentarily.
Ronaldo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ronaldo lands a nice shot that snaps Burns's head back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A chopping leg kick lands by Ronaldo.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ronaldo.
Burns looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronaldo lands a leg kick that knocks Burns off balance momentarily.
Ronaldo is looking to slow Burns down with leg kicks.
Ronaldo lands a leg kick that knocks Burns off balance momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ronaldo throws a leg kick which misses Burns's front leg but catches the back leg as Burns tries to avoid it.
Burns chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ronaldo can pounce on him.
Burns's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ronaldo punishes Burns's body with a nice straight punch.
Burns takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ronaldo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Burns.
Ronaldo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ronaldo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ronaldo seems to be stalking Burns here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastatic head kick! Burns drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Antonio Ronaldo!
Antonio Ronaldo retains his light heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Gage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giovanni Bertuccio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bertuccio is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joe Gage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Giovanni Bertuccio!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bertuccio moves into the clinch successfully.
Gage effectively controlling the action here.
Gage misses with a punch to the body.
Bertuccio scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gage fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gage misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gage works on Bertuccio's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gage.
Gage stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gage lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Gage.
Gage stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bertuccio looks winded!
Bertuccio doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gage lands a right hand.
Bertuccio doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bertuccio tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gage's elbow.
Bertuccio misses with a body punch.
Gage lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bertuccio swings wildly with an uppercut but Gage uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gage lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right from Gage.
Bertuccio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bertuccio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gage lands a shoulder strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Gage.
Gage pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bertuccio looks up at the clock. Bad move! Gage lands a right hand from hell, dropping Bertuccio. Gage pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Gage!
A victorious Joe Gage thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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