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CEC 306 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Connor McManus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Deurell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McManus comes into the arena with Jeff Danna - 'The Blood of Cú Chulainn' blaring out of the sound system. 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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167 lbs
11 - 9 - 0 |
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165 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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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
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Connor McManus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Deurell!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Deurell.
Donk. McManus catches Deurell right on the button with a cross.
McManus throws a left and a right that both miss
and Deurell counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Deurell tries to pass the half guard into mount. McManus knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Deurell looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
McManus is looking to improve his position.
McManus is working hard here to advance position.
Deurell trying to pass the guard but McManus defending well.
Deurell controlling the pace.
Deurell scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Deurell wants to lay and pray for a moment but McManus keeps working.
McManus trying to get back to full guard but Deurell takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deurell trying to control but he's not successful this time.
McManus is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Deurell lands with some strikes.
A nice elbow there by Deurell.
McManus bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Deurell looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
McManus stopping the sweep attempt from Deurell.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McManus trying to control but Deurell is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deurell working a defensive guard here.
McManus tries to free his leg and advance position but Deurell is retaining full guard.
Deurell is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
McManus trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Deurell manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deurell is fighting to break McManus's control of his arms but McManus is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
McManus keeping full guard, as Deurell tries to pass.
Deurell works over McManus with some ground and pound from guard.
Deurell trying to control but McManus is working from the bottom.
Deurell trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
McManus looking to hit a scissor sweep but Deurell is one step ahead there.
Deurell looking to pass the guard.
McManus will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McManus looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Deurell's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Deurell passes McManus's left leg - he's now in half guard.
McManus gets back to full guard.
Deurell has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
McManus lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Deurell!
This has been an exciting period of action!
McManus avoids the attempt from Deurell to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Deurell tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Deurell dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Deurell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McManus.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McManus.
McManus misses with a head kick.
Deurell shoots in and bounces McManus off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Deurell stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McManus swivels though and keeps the full guard.
McManus is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Deurell is aware though and is defending well.
McManus keeping moving, preventing Deurell from controlling successfully.
Deurell working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Deurell postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Deurell throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
McManus keeping moving, preventing Deurell from controlling successfully.
Deurell tries to free his leg and advance position but McManus is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McManus throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Deurell escapes and throws McManus's legs to the side, diving into side control!
McManus tries to buck Deurell off but Deurell is having none of it.
Deurell creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
McManus is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Deurell wants to lay and pray for a moment but McManus keeps working.
Deurell is working McManus over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deurell postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
McManus gets back to half guard.
Deurell controlling the action here.
McManus gets back to full guard.
Deurell stands up over McManus, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McManus keeping moving, preventing Deurell from controlling successfully.
Deurell looking to sit in guard and control but McManus gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
McManus trying to control but Deurell is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deurell isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. McManus stacks Deurell on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by McManus!
McManus is looking to take a break and control but Deurell is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
McManus lands a few punches from side control.
Deurell sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deurell is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
McManus is trying to control. Deurell wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Deurell is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of McManus's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take McManus's back!
McManus prevents Deurell from getting a body triangle.
McManus has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Deurell.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Deurell's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
McManus is in bad spot here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Deurell is landing with strikes from the back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Deurell keeps control of the position as McManus tries to break free.
Deurell tightening his grip on McManus, looking for the choke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Deurell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Deurell enables McManus to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Deurell manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Deurell throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Deurell wants to sweep here but McManus controlling him for the moment.
Deurell is still trying to improve position.
Deurell has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but McManus can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
McManus wants to control from the top but Deurell keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McManus is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Deurell is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Deurell is on top in guard.
Deurell got a little sloppy there for a moment and McManus has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Deurell has managed to get both his arms back between McManus's legs - danger averted.
McManus manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Deurell is looking to improve his position but McManus isn't that keen on the idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McManus is landing with some decent strikes but Deurell is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Deurell is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Deurell sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
McManus is trying to control the action in half guard but Deurell is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Deurell is pressing down on McManus's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
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!
Deurell looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but McManus puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deurell is refusing to be controlled, as McManus sits in half guard.
Deurell trying to control from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Deurell is looking for a sweep. McManus is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Deurell is staying active underneath McManus, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Connor McManus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McManus trying to mount his opponent but Deurell defends it.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Deurell is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deurell makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Deurell.
Deurell keeping moving, preventing McManus from controlling successfully.
McManus tries to free his leg and advance position but Deurell is retaining full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McManus postures up.
McManus postures up and lands a big shot to Deurell's brow.
John Deurell is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Deurell looking for submissions from the bottom but instead McManus passes into side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Connor McManus.
I think Deurell 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Deurell!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mauri Alavaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rivera has chosen Push it to the Limit - Rick Ross as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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179 lbs
30 - 13 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
37 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Mauri Alavaara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Junior Rivera!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alavaara takes a swing at Rivera's ribcage but misses.
Alavaara uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rivera.
Alavaara thows a body shot but no joy.
A clash of legs there as Alavaara blocks the low kick.
Alavaara lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Alavaara tries to work over Rivera's front leg with a kick but Rivera checks it.
Alavaara walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rivera.
Rivera throws a head kick but Alavaara moves out of range.
Rivera misses with a right hand
and Alavaara counters with an inside leg kick.
Rivera just misses with a punch to the body.
Alavaara on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rivera dodges the punch combination from Alavaara.
Alavaara walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rivera checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera wants to slow Alavaara down by chopping away at his legs.
A head kick misses from Rivera.
Rivera checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rivera is looking to clinch but Alavaara is avoiding it.
Rivera fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Alavaara looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rivera getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rivera, right into the meat.
Alavaara throws the left hand but Rivera avoids the punch easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Alavaara.
Mauri Alavaara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rivera scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Alavaara misses with a low kick.
Alavaara lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rivera walks into a left hand.
Rivera lands a leg kick that knocks Alavaara off balance momentarily.
Alavaara tried to score with a low kick but Rivera checks it.
Rivera fails to land the takedown.
Rivera is looking to chop away at Alavaara's legs.
Rivera lands with a kick to the ribs.
Alavaara motions for Rivera to come forward. Alavaara throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rivera takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rivera throws a leg kick which misses Alavaara's front leg but catches the back leg as Alavaara tries to avoid it.
Alavaara dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rivera. That did some damage!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alavaara moves out of range as Rivera throws a body kick.
Rivera swings for the body but Alavaara moves out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Alavaara crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Rivera - the referee stops the clock and Alavaara gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Rivera. Alavaara manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Rivera takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Rivera is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Alavaara rather than just go for the knockout.
Nice jab there from Alavaara.
Rivera has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Alavaara finds it's way round the side to connect with Rivera's head.
Rivera tries to clinch but Alavaara is having none of it.
Rivera throws a chopping leg kick but Alavaara manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Alavaara lands with a thumping leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rivera closes the distance and clinches.
Rivera lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Alavaara stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alavaara on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rivera with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rivera stalling in the clinch.
Rivera with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rivera swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rivera on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rivera throws an elbow but it misses.
Rivera tries to land knees in the clinch but Alavaara avoids the damage to the body.
Alavaara breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alavaara throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Alavaara checks a low kick from Rivera.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alavaara moves out of range of the leg kick from Rivera.
A jab lands there for Rivera.
Rivera tries for a takedown but Alavaara sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Junior Rivera 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.
Alavaara is looking to slow Rivera down with leg kicks.
Rivera takes one to the chin there.
Rivera fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Alavaara is out of range.
Rivera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alavaara misses with a body shot.
Alavaara scores with a punch to the head.
Alavaara connects with a looping right hand.
Rivera looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rivera throws a leg kick that misses.
Alavaara throws a head kick that misses
and Rivera counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rivera slips under a jab.
Rivera shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Alavaara sprawls well. Alavaara wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rivera gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rivera scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Alavaara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alavaara fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rivera closes this distance looking for a takedown but Alavaara circles away.
Alavaara walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rivera.
Rivera throws a leg kick but Alavaara sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Alavaara misses with a hook. Rivera ducked under it nicely.
Alavaara throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alavaara uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rivera.
Mauri Alavaara is winning the standup battle so far.
Rivera throws a jab but it's blocked by Alavaara.
Alavaara lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Rivera clinches up with Alavaara and pushes him back against the cage.
Rivera lands a hook that snaps the head of Alavaara backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alavaara pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A bone on bone clash there as Alavaara blocks the leg kick.
Rivera lands a head shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rivera 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 Alavaara has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Alavaara and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Alavaara throws a head kick but Rivera moves out of range.
Alavaara blocks a leg kick.
Rivera throws a chopping leg kick but Alavaara manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Alavaara throws a jab but it's blocked by Rivera.
Alavaara avoids a kick to the body.
Rivera wants to clinch up but Alavaara keeps it at a distance.
Rivera throws a big shot that misses.
Rivera misses with a low kick.
Alavaara lands with a straight right. Rivera didn't see that one coming.
Rivera needs to keep his hands up - Alavaara had a free shot at his head there.
Alavaara fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Alavaara looks to score with a jab to the body but Rivera is just out of range.
Alavaara misses with a hook. Rivera ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Rivera as he checks the leg kick.
Rivera fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alavaara manages to avoid it.
Rivera uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alavaara.
Rivera swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rivera misses with a head kick.
Rivera takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Alavaara turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rivera doesn't manage to clinch there - Alavaara circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rivera on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Alavaara misses with a two punch combination.
Rivera misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mauri Alavaara dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Alavaara checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rivera throws a sloppy head kick and Alavaara moves out of range easily.
Alavaara punishes Rivera's body with a nice straight punch.
Alavaara scores with a sloppy right hand. Rivera should have avoided that one.
Rivera tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Alavaara manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rivera throws a body kick that misses
and Alavaara makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rivera does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Rivera fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alavaara misses with a low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Alavaara.
Alavaara thumps Rivera with a low kick.
Rivera throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rivera takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alavaara throws a chopping leg kick but Rivera manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Alavaara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rivera uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alavaara.
Alavaara throws a shot from downtown. Rivera moves away and avoids it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Rivera.
Rivera takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rivera just misses with a punch to the body.
Rivera displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alavaara throws out the jab.
Rivera takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rivera pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alavaara lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Alavaara takes a swing at Rivera's ribcage but misses.
Rivera tries to land a front kick but Alavaara steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Alavaara swats away the attempt to clinch by Rivera.
Alavaara bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rivera does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Alavaara throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Alavaara takes one to the side of the head.
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 Rivera.
Rivera showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alavaara.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Alavaara misses
and Rivera counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rivera.
Rivera tries to land a knee to the head but Alavaara blocks with his arms.
Rivera tries to land a knee to the head but Alavaara blocks with his arms.
Rivera tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rivera landing knees to the body.
Alavaara stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Alavaara can't find room to land a body shot as Rivera controls the action.
Alavaara trying to control the position but instead, Rivera has worked for underhooks and has pushed Alavaara into the cage.
Rivera misses with a knee strike.
Alavaara wants to stall.
Alavaara lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Alavaara avoiding damage as Rivera throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivera tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Alavaara avoids it.
Rivera tries a knee to the head but Alavaara blocks it.
Alavaara avoids the elbow strike from Rivera, against the cage.
Alavaara misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alavaara avoiding damage as Rivera throws knees to the body.
Rivera throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rivera missing with knees to the body.
Rivera takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Alavaara lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rivera.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right handed body shot lands from Alavaara.
Alavaara throws an elbow but it misses.
Alavaara taking a breather.
Rivera 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.
Rivera tries a knee to the head but Alavaara blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rivera throws a knee to the head but misses.
Alavaara scores with a shot to the side of Rivera's head.
Rivera misses with the head strike.
Rivera with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mauri Alavaara.
I think Alavaara 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mauri Alavaara!
Mauri Alavaara took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, CEC Nutrition Q160 for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Musta Surma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cassit Heiluu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Heiluu's choice of entrance music: Kerrankin Tarpeekseen. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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
16 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Musta Surma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cassit Heiluu!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heiluu throws a low kick but Surma avoids it.
Heiluu misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Heiluu looks to land a combination but Surma avoids it well.
Heiluu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Surma sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Surma swings for the body but Heiluu moves out of range.
Surma gets a clinch.
Heiluu tries to pull guard but Surma won't allow it.
Heiluu manages to pull guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Heiluu looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Heiluu looking for a sweep. Not yet Heiluu, not yet.
Surma pushes down on Heiluu's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Surma throwing shots but Heiluu is blocking nicely.
Heiluu wants to improve his position but Surma is controlling well.
Surma wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Surma trying to control the action but Heiluu is working from the bottom.
Heiluu slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Heiluu manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Heiluu thowing shots but they're missing.
Surma is in a horrible position here. Heiluu smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Surma is in all sorts of trouble here.
Heiluu sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heiluu throwing strikes here but Surma is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Surma blocking the ground and pound.
Surma tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Heiluu has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Team Finland. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Heiluu has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Heiluu looking to finish Surma with some ground and pound. This is bad for Surma!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heiluu misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
We've been hearing good reports from Surma's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Surma wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Heiluu.
Heiluu thowing shots but they're missing.
Surma is working to get back to half guard.
Heiluu avoids the attempt from Surma to control.
BOOM! Heiluu connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heiluu swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Surma is now in Heiluu's guard. A big mistake from Heiluu there, giving up the dominant position!
Heiluu looking to hit a scissor sweep but Surma is one step ahead there.
Heiluu keeps trying to improve his position.
Heiluu has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Surma 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 Heiluu.
Heiluu sneaks back into half guard.
Heiluu blocking the ground and pound attempt from Surma.
Heiluu makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Heiluu.
Heiluu is looking for a triangle here but Surma uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Surma wants to control but Heiluu is keeping him busy.
Heiluu tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Heiluu is still trying to improve position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Surma scoring with punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cassit Heiluu dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Surma uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Heiluu.
Heiluu swats away the attempt to clinch by Surma.
Heiluu bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Surma's head backwards.
Heiluu lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Surma misses with a hook. Heiluu ducked under it nicely.
Surma looks to land a combination but Heiluu avoids it well.
Surma thows a body shot but no joy.
Surma tries to clinch but Heiluu moves out of range.
Heiluu throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Heiluu takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Surma looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Heiluu lands with an overhand left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heiluu does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Surma pushes Heiluu up against the cage in a clinch.
Heiluu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Heiluu jumps guard but Surma turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Heiluu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Heiluu jumps guard but Surma stands there with Heiluu around his waist. Heiluu gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Surma lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Heiluu has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Surma throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Surma lands an elbow inside that Heiluu shrugs off.
Heiluu fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Musta Surma has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cassit Heiluu.
Surma misses with a knee strike.
Surma throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Heiluu tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Heiluu tries to pull guard but Surma holds him up against the cage and eventually Heiluu drops back down to his feet.
Heiluu tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Surma lands an elbow that stopped Heiluu in his tracks for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Surma scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Surma misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Heiluu.
Heiluu tries to pull guard but Surma won't allow it.
Surma gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Heiluu avoids a wild elbow strike from Surma.
Heiluu jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Surma walks away with a smile on his face. Heiluu gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Surma looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Heiluu goes for a double leg but Surma avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Surma continues to drive forward.
Heiluu is trying to pull guard but Surma has him pressed against the cage.
Surma lands an elbow just above Heiluu 's eye.
Heiluu tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Surma smiles and moves away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Surma.
Surma moves away from the strike by Heiluu.
Surma gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heiluu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Surma was well out of range. Poor timing from Heiluu.
Surma checks a leg kick nicely.
Heiluu shoots in but no luck this time.
Surma's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Surma duly obliges.
Heiluu is rocked!
Surma closes the distance looking for a takedown. Heiluu stuffs it but Surma still has hold of him. Surma picks Heiluu up in a fireman's lift! The crowd roars in approval. Surma slams Heiluu to the floor and that's really hurt Heiluu - he doesn't know where he is! Surma throws a couple of strikes and the referee steps in to save him! This one is in the books!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Musta Surma!
Musta Surma bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Leslie Harp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Dingdown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harp's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Eternal Erection - Absolutely Free . Dingdown has chosen Baggy Trousers as his entrance music. Ben Dingdown has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Leslie Harp's chin.
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27
169 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
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33
160 lbs
29 - 26 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leslie Harp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ben Dingdown!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harp ducks under a wild hook from Dingdown.
Dingdown ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Harp fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dingdown checks it well.
Dingdown bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Harp scores with a head kick. Dingdown tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Harp throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Harp takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dingdown connects with a single shot there.
Dingdown throws a body punch but Harp moves out of range.
Harp blocks a low kick nicely.
Harp shoots in and drives through. Dingdown sprawls well.
Dingdown tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Harp misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harp pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dingdown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dingdown misses the shot to the body.
Dingdown stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dingdown 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.
Ben Dingdown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harp throws a head kick that half lands.
Dingdown cracks Harp with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dingdown paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dingdown cracks Harp with a good jab.
Dingdown checks a leg kick nicely.
Harp takes one on the button.
Dingdown clinches.
Harp has Dingdown pressed against the cage, preventing Dingdown from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dingdown slows down the pace here.
I was talking to Harp's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Dingdown can't find room to land a body shot as Harp controls the action.
Dingdown's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harp takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dingdown looks to land a left hand but Harp moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dingdown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dingdown sizes up Harp with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Harp moves into the clinch.
Harp blocks an uppercut.
Harp wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leslie Harp. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dingdown avoiding damage.
Harp is working for takedown but Dingdown is calmly controlling the position for now.
Dingdown misses with some punches.
Dingdown lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dingdown struggles to land a body shot inside as Harp controls his hands.
Dingdown fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dingdown tries to break free but Harp pushes him back against the cage.
Harp tries for a takedown. No joy.
Dingdown is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Harp is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Dingdown.
Harp tries for a takedown. No joy.
Dingdown misses with the head strike.
Dingdown is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Harp blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harp wants a takedown but no success here.
Dingdown trying to control the position but instead, Harp has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dingdown into the cage.
Dingdown is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Dingdown tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harp's elbow.
A right handed body shot lands from Dingdown.
Dingdown throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dingdown is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Dingdown prevents the takedown attempt.
A right hand to the body from Dingdown.
Dingdown goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dingdown escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jab, jab by Dingdown - just one landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harp pushes Dingdown away with a front kick.
Harp on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A cross from Dingdown lands.
Dingdown ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Harp.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dingdown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dingdown has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Harp.
Harp takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dingdown will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Dingdown dominated that round.
That's time! Harp's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Harp shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Dingdown is trying to stand back up but Harp is controlling him
Harp missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dingdown has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Harp is working away from the top position though.
Dingdown avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Harp.
Harp thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dingdown's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dingdown is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Harp scores with a couple of nice shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harp trying to control the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harp missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Well, if Harp is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Dingdown 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.
Dingdown controlling the position well.
Nice strikes from Harp there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dingdown slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Harp postures up in Dingdown's guard and throws a big left but Dingdown blocks it.
Harp postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Harp postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dingdown is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Harp with a flurry of punches that miss.
Harp sitting in guard here, content to control.
Dingdown avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dingdown keeping moving, preventing Harp from controlling successfully.
Dingdown utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dingdown not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Ben Dingdown hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Dingdown takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dingdown throws a jab but it's blocked by Harp.
Harp lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Harp tries to clinch up.
Harp takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dingdown thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dingdown works the jab nicely.
A good leg kick by Harp.
A nice inside leg kick there by Harp. That's going to slow Dingdown down.
Dingdown throws a poor cross that misses
and Harp counters with an outside leg kick.
Harp throws a push kick but Dingdown slaps the foot to one side.
Dingdown throws a jab when Harp was well out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harp thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Dingdown if he has to take too many more of those.
Dingdown swats away the attempt to clinch by Harp.
Harp delivers a nice body kick.
Dingdown fails to land with a series of punches.
Harp throws a nice outside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dingdown throws a hook but Harp avoids it easily.
Harp moves out of range of the leg kick from Dingdown.
Harp wants to clinch.
Harp scores with a takedown into Dingdown's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leslie Harp dominated that second round.
That's time! Harp's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Dingdown blocks the body kick.
Dingdown just misses with a punch to the body.
Ben Dingdown seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dingdown swings for the body but Harp moves out of range.
Harp shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dingdown as he avoids it easily.
Harp shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dingdown defends it nicely.
Harp drives through and clinches with Dingdown against the cage.
Harp is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leslie Harp. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dingdown scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dingdown has a couple of punches blocked by Harp.
Harp blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harp wants a takedown.
Dingdown stops a takedown attempt from Harp.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Dingdown.
Dingdown makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Come on Dingdown - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Harp blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harp has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Dingdown after a bit of a struggle.
Dingdown scores with a shot to the side of Harp's head.
Harp has Dingdown pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Dingdown manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Dingdown wants to stall.
Dingdown struggles to land a body shot inside as Harp controls his hands.
Harp being controlled against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Dingdown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dingdown has a couple of punches blocked by Harp.
Harp wants a takedown but no success here.
Dingdown throws a punch but it's blocked by Harp.
Dingdown is trying to push Harp away but Harp has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Harp works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harp cracks Dingdown with a solid left hand.
Harp with a flurry of punches that miss.
Harp trying to control but Dingdown is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harp is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Dingdown is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Dingdown trying to keep a closed guard but Harp is proving a slippery customer.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Leslie Harp wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Harp throws a leg kick
and Harp takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Harp keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dingdown.
Harp blocks a jab.
Harp lands a nice looking body kick.
Harp shoots for a takedown but Dingdown saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Harp looks to land a body kick but Dingdown moved away.
Harp throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dingdown lands a lovely overhand right.
Dingdown has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Harp.
Harp throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ben Dingdown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dingdown throws a hook to the side of Harp's head but Harp sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Harp misses with a body kick.
Harp dives in and grabs Dingdown's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dingdown pushes down on Harp's head and hops out.
Harp takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dingdown throws a solid leg kick but Harp takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dingdown.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dingdown. Harp does a little dance to reset his feet.
A punch combination from Dingdown misses.
Harp misses with a kick to the body.
Dingdown looks to land a combination but Harp avoids it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harp closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Dingdown quickly recovers to half guard.
Harp is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Harp throws a strike but Dingdown avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Leslie Harp.
I think Harp 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Leslie Harp!
Leslie Harp 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kaarlo Vihtala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keijo Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vihtala's entrance music is Pohjois-Karjala. A fine choice. Richards has chosen Rolling Stones - Paint It Black as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class boxer
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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
31 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaarlo Vihtala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Keijo Richards!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richards loads up on a big right hand but Vihtala slips the punch.
Richards takes one to the chin there.
Richards uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Vihtala fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Richards checks it well.
We've been informed that Richards has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Vihtala throws a body kick that misses.
Vihtala throws a series of punches but Richards moves out of range.
Vihtala takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Kaarlo Vihtala has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vihtala ducks right into an uppercut from Richards.
A big right from Richards misses.
Vihtala blocks a head kick by Richards.
Richards explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Richards lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Donk. Richards catches Vihtala right on the button with a cross.
Vihtala lands a head shot.
Richards ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Vihtala tries a head kick but it misses.
Crunch! Richards slams his shin into Vihtala's torso.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vihtala chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Richards can pounce on him.
Vihtala checks a low kick from Richards.
Vihtala throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Richards misses with a body shot.
Vihtala misses with a low kick as Richards jumps back.
Vihtala scores with a spinning back kick!
Richards uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vihtala.
Richards connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Vihtala misses with a low kick as Richards jumps back.
Vihtala throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Vihtala pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Richards jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Richards cracks Vihtala with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vihtala is looking to land body kicks.
Vihtala misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Richards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Richards is predictable there
and Vihtala counters with a solid body kick.
Kaarlo Vihtala is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Richards fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vihtala, pushing him back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Richards creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vihtala scores with a shoulder strike.
Richards breaks the clinch.
A jab lands there for Vihtala.
Richards lands a jab-cross combination.
Richards scores with a leg kick.
Richards misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Richards throws a hook to the side of Vihtala's head but Vihtala sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice defenses there by Vihtala.
and Vihtala counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Richards! He's just covering up as Vihtala starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kaarlo Vihtala!
Kaarlo Vihtala really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Merciless Gladiators logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommi Hartola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pacman Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes has chosen Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be as his entrance music. Tommi Hartola has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 lbs
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210 lbs
36 - 27 - 2 |
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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
37 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommi Hartola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 27 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Pacman Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hartola blocks a jab.
Barnes looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Barnes walks into a stiff left hand from Hartola.
Hartola thows a body kick. Barnes tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hartola thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hartola lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hartola misses with a body kick.
Hartola avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barnes throws a solid leg kick but Hartola takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Barnes.
Hartola throws a low kick but Barnes moves out of range easily.
Barnes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hartola.
Hartola throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hartola tries a low kick but Barnes avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartola gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Barnes lands with a good body shot.
Barnes thumps Hartola with a low kick.
Barnes misses with a two punch combination.
An inside leg kick lands from Barnes.
Barnes checks a leg kick.
Barnes loads up on a big right hand but Hartola slips the punch.
Hartola buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hartola staying out of range there.
Barnes jabs Hartola right on the nose. Hartola blinks but takes it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice inside leg kick there by Hartola. That's going to slow Barnes down.
Barnes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hartola. Hartola obviously looking to wear him down.
Hartola ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Barnes cracks Hartola with a good jab.
Barnes keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Barnes just misses with a punch to the body.
Hartola throws a front kick aimed at Barnes's knee but Barnes avoids it well.
Barnes misses with a right hand
and Hartola counters with a slapping leg kick.
Barnes lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Barnes walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hartola.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartola ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barnes moves away.
Hartola looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tommi Hartola seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hartola misses with a low kick.
Hartola swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Barnes avoids a kick to the body.
Barnes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hartola.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Barnes, right into the meat.
Hartola avoids the head kick by Barnes.
Good work by Hartola as he checks the leg kick.
Hartola swings widly with a right hand
and Barnes counters with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartola fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Barnes misses with a low kick.
Barnes gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hartola just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barnes. Hartola does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hartola ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barnes moves away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barnes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hartola. That did some damage!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
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 Tommi Hartola 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.
Barnes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hartola just misses with a punch to the body.
A big left from Barnes misses.
Hartola lands with a right hand.
Hartola looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Barnes misses with a lunging right hand
and Hartola counters with a body kick.
Barnes moves out of range of the strikes.
Hartola connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
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!
Good work by Barnes as he checks the leg kick.
Barnes misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Barnes shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hartola is looking to chop away at Barnes's legs.
A telegraphed right hand from Barnes misses the target.
Barnes swings for the body but Hartola moves out of range.
Hartola tried to score with a low kick but Barnes checks it.
Hartola pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hartola moves in looking to clinch but Barnes pushes him off.
Barnes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hartola counters with a low kick, right behind Barnes 's knee.
Hartola checks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barnes misses with a hook to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Barnes fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hartola checks it well.
Hartola swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hartola.
Hartola throws a leg kick which misses Barnes's front leg but catches the back leg as Barnes tries to avoid it.
A leg kick checked by Barnes.
Barnes's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hartola tried to score with a low kick but Barnes checks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Barnes just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Hartola misses.
Barnes blocks a jab.
Hartola pushes Barnes away with a front kick.
Hartola checks a leg kick.
Hartola throws a leg kick
and Barnes makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Barnes moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Barnes scores with a nice strike.
Barnes avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Barnes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A big right from Barnes misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hartola lands a leg kick that knocks Barnes off balance momentarily.
Barnes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hartola was well out of range. Poor timing from Barnes.
Hartola throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hartola tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Barnes is able to avoid easily.
Hartola keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hartola swings for the body but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes just misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barnes throws a shot from downtown. Hartola moves away and avoids it.
Good exchange - Hartola coming out on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommi Hartola dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Good standup being displayed there by Hartola as he connects with a hook.
Hartola misses with a straight right.
Hartola lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hartola cracks Barnes with an open hand slap.
Hartola stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Barnes throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hartola counters with a straight right hand.
That kick from Barnes tenderised Hartola's leg. Hartola is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hartola throws a front kick aimed at Barnes's knee but Barnes avoids it well.
Barnes scores with a sloppy right hand. Hartola should have avoided that one.
Hartola takes a swing at Barnes's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartola lands with an overhand left.
Barnes misses with a low kick.
Hartola throws a chopping leg kick but Barnes manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Barnes looks to throw the jab but Hartola is out of range.
Hartola moves out of range of the body kick.
Hartola throws a leg kick which misses Barnes's front leg but catches the back leg as Barnes tries to avoid it.
Barnes misses with a wild body shot.
Hartola throws a hook but Barnes avoids it easily.
Barnes tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Barnes has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hartola.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barnes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hartola scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barnes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hartola.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barnes. Hartola does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barnes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hartola lands with a kick to the ribs.
Barnes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Barnes throws a leg kick
and Hartola counters with a nice leg kick.
Hartola ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartola fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Barnes looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Barnes takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hartola throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Barnes looks to throw the jab but Hartola is out of range.
Hartola lands with a kick to the temple. Barnes shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hartola tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barnes lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Barnes thows a body shot but no joy.
Pacman Barnes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hartola ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barnes moves away.
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!
Hartola bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tommi Hartola is winning the standup battle so far.
Barnes misses the jab.
Barnes is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hartola misses with a hook.
Hartola avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hartola lets loose with a powerful body kick. Barnes will feel that in the morning.
A bone on bone clash there as Hartola blocks the leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hartola blocks a jab.
Hartola misses with an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommi Hartola showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hartola has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommi Hartola!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Tommi Hartola waved his t-shirt featuring CEC Nutrition Q160's logo in front of the cameras.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergio Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Kincaid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kincaid's choice of entrance music: Converge - . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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31
243 lbs
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30
270 lbs
23 - 18 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergio Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Billy Kincaid!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kincaid decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Kincaid trying to control from half guard but Souza is working away.
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. Kincaid connects with a nice short shot to Souza's temple.
Souza is looking for a sweep. Kincaid is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Souza is trying to stand back up but Kincaid is controlling him
Kincaid is looking to pass Souza's guard but actually Souza recovers to full guard.
Kincaid won't allow Souza to sweep him here.
Kincaid trying to control but Souza is working from the bottom.
Souza pulls Kincaid in close to his closed guard and prevents Kincaid from doing any damage or advancing position.
Kincaid throws a strike but Souza rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kincaid lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Souza!
Souza wants to hold on but Kincaid pushes him away.
Kincaid can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Souza is looking to escape.
Poor strikes thrown by Kincaid there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kincaid unloads with some shots from mount but Souza bucks and avoids them well.
Souza's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Souza in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Kincaid thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Souza is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Souza avoids a series of strikes thrown by Kincaid.
Souza taking shots to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kincaid avoids the attempt from Souza to control.
Kincaid tries to control but Souza wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kincaid postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Souza looks a forlorn figure.
Kincaid looking to ground and pound but Souza is blocking nicely.
Souza is squirming around, avoiding Kincaid's attempts to control the action.
Kincaid fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Souza wants to get back to his feet.
Souza is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Souza can't escape the position.
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!
Kincaid throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Souza looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Souza holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Kincaid tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Souza is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kincaid trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kincaid thowing shots but they're missing.
Kincaid lands a big elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kincaid pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Souza tries to reverse the position but Kincaid maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Kincaid dominated that round.
That's time! Souza's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kincaid clinches with his opponent.
Kincaid lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Souza backwards.
Kincaid tries a knee to the head but Souza blocks it.
Souza can't find room to land a body shot as Kincaid controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Kincaid.
Souza lands a body shot.
Kincaid swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kincaid trying to control the position but instead, Souza has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kincaid into the cage.
Souza gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kincaid.
Kincaid is working for takedown but Souza is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza throws a punch but it's blocked by Kincaid.
Kincaid breaks from the clinch.
Kincaid uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Souza.
Kincaid bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Souza's head.
Kincaid uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Souza.
Kincaid tests Souza's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kincaid throws an overhand right that lands on Souza's shoulder, as Souza tries to avoid the shot.
Souza misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kincaid.
Souza bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kincaid's head.
Souza bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kincaid's head.
Souza avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kincaid displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Souza throws out the jab.
Kincaid keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Souza.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza throws a series of strikes that have Kincaid backpedaling.
Kincaid feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Souzas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Souza takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A combination from Kincaid does no damage.
Souza throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kincaid stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Souza scores with a jab to the body.
Kincaid punishes Souza's body with a nice straight punch.
Souza throws a right hand that Kincaid ducks under and follows up with a left that Kincaid also avoids with ease.
Billy Kincaid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Souza looks to score with a jab to the body but Kincaid is just out of range.
Kincaid keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kincaid tries to bum rush Souza with a series of wild strikes but Souza uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kincaid has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kincaid is looking to control Souza's arms but Souza gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kincaid has his back to the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Kincaid fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kincaid is trying to maintain a safe position but Souza gets an underhook and turns Kincaid into the cage.
Kincaid leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kincaid lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Souza backwards.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Souza lands a right hand.
Kincaid pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Souza scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kincaid connects with a looping right hand.
Souza has managed to clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kincaid - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Souza tries to work over Kincaid's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Souza obliges.
Souza scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kincaid.
Kincaid fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Souza.
Souza with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kincaid misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Kincaid.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kincaid is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A head punch on the inside from Kincaid fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Kincaid showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Souza fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kincaid manages to avoid it.
Kincaid throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kincaid takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kincaid throws a head kick but Souza moves out of range.
Souza jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Souza blocks the body kick.
Souza takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
It looks like Sergio Souza has been cut.
Souza connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Souza throws a big shot that misses.
Kincaid keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Souza.
Souza misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kincaid counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Kincaid drops an elbow to the side of Souza's head.
Souza moves into full guard.
Kincaid in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kincaid stopping the sweep attempt from Souza.
Souza is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kincaid trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kincaid working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kincaid missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kincaid with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kincaid landing some decent shots from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Souza holds on and takes a little breather.
Kincaid trying to control but Souza is working from the bottom.
Kincaid trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Souza is trying to control the position but Kincaid postures up.
Sergio Souza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kincaid landing some decent shots from guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kincaid is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Souza has Kincaid pulled in close to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kincaid working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Billy Kincaid is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kincaid stopping the sweep attempt from Souza.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kincaid accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Souza tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Souza is trying to control the position but Kincaid postures up.
Souza has an active guard here but Kincaid has managed to pass into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kincaid is keen to just control but Souza is a slippery customer.
Kincaid throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kincaid missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Souza throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Kincaid passes to side control.
Kincaid scoring with punches and elbows.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Souza on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Souza tries to buck Kincaid off but Kincaid is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Kincaid comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kincaid winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Kincaid!
A victorious Billy Kincaid thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Richard Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richard Martinez comes to the cage accompanied by Emperor's Dawn. Jesus Martinez has chosen Ludacris - Get Back as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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158 lbs
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158 lbs
40 - 19 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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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
28 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Richard Martinez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
40 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jesus Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richard Martinez looks for the body kick but Jesus Martinez saw that one coming.
Richard Martinez has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Amsterdamage in the buildup to the fight.
Jesus Martinez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Richard Martinez.
Richard Martinez looks to land a left hand but Jesus Martinez moved out of range nicely.
Richard Martinez clobbers Jesus Martinez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jesus Martinez's coach down at MMA Sanok Training Center was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Jesus Martinez's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Richard Martinez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Richard Martinez swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Richard Martinez clobbers Jesus Martinez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A nice combination there by Jesus Martinez.
It looks like Richard Martinez has been cut.
Decent striking displayed by Richard Martinez there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Richard Martinez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Richard Martinez checks a leg kick.
Jesus Martinez walks into a stiff left hand from Richard Martinez.
Richard Martinez throws a body punch but Jesus Martinez moves out of range.
Richard Martinez shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Jesus Martinez trying to hold on to Richard Martinez's head to control him but Richard Martinez postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richard Martinez tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jesus Martinez knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Jesus Martinez looks like he's trying to stand up.
Richard Martinez is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Richard Martinez blocks the strikes from Jesus Martinez.
Richard Martinez is thwarting Jesus Martinez's attempts to control the position.
Richard Martinez will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Richard Martinez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Richard Martinez wants to free his trapped foot but Jesus Martinez is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jesus Martinez manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richard Martinez trying to control but Jesus Martinez is working from the bottom.
Richard Martinez passes Jesus Martinez's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Richard Martinez throwing shots but Jesus Martinez is blocking nicely.
Richard Martinez wants to take a breather but Jesus Martinez is having none of it.
Jesus Martinez gets back to full guard.
Jesus Martinez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Richard Martinez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jesus Martinez keeping moving, preventing Richard Martinez from controlling successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jesus Martinez is trying to keep Richard Martinez in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richard Martinez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jesus Martinez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Richard Martinez's guard.
Jesus Martinez trying to control but Richard Martinez is working from the bottom.
Jesus Martinez sitting in guard here, content to control.
Richard Martinez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Richard Martinez is looking for a triangle but Jesus Martinez pushes his legs off easily.
Jesus Martinez trying to control the position from guard on top but Richard Martinez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jesus Martinez has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Jesus Martinez connects with the punch.
Jab from Richard Martinez.
Richard Martinez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Richard Martinez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That kick from Jesus Martinez tenderised Richard Martinez's leg. Richard Martinez is trying to keep his angry face on.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Richard Martinez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jesus Martinez throws a lazy head kick
and Richard Martinez counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Richard Martinez preventing the sweep.
Richard Martinez trying to control but Jesus Martinez is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Martinez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Richard Martinez's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Richard Martinez.
Jesus Martinez lands a nice hook to Richard Martinez's body. Richard Martinez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Richard Martinez misses with a wild body shot.
Jesus Martinez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Richard Martinez stuns Jesus Martinez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Richard Martinez misses with a kick to the body.
Jesus Martinez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Richard Martinez connects with a nice looking jab.
Jesus Martinez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Richard Martinez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jesus Martinez looks to land a left hand but Richard Martinez moved out of range nicely.
Richard Martinez misses with a hook. Jesus Martinez ducked under it nicely.
Jesus Martinez misses with a right hand
and Richard Martinez counters with a three punch combo that has Jesus Martinez backing up. Jesus Martinez nods at Richard Martinez to acknowledge the strikes.
Richard Martinez is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richard Martinez misses with an uppercut.
That kick from Richard Martinez tenderised Jesus Martinez's leg. Jesus Martinez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jesus Martinez throws the kick towards the body but Richard Martinez avoids it.
Jesus Martinez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Richard Martinez tries to work over Jesus Martinez's front leg with a kick but Jesus Martinez checks it.
Jesus Martinez fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Richard Martinez checks it well.
Richard Martinez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jesus Martinez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jesus Martinez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Richard Martinez blocks a head kick by Jesus Martinez.
Richard Martinez misses with a head kick.
Jesus Martinez slips under a jab from Richard Martinez.
Richard Martinez lands a glancing blow to the side of Jesus Martinez's head.
Richard Martinez is looking to chop away at Jesus Martinez's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jesus Martinez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jesus Martinez moves out of range of the leg kick from Richard Martinez.
Richard Martinez throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Richard Martinez misses with a head kick.
Richard Martinez is winning the standup battle so far.
Jesus Martinez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Richard Martinez.
Jesus Martinez scores with the left hand. Richard Martinez knows he should have avoided that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Richard Martinez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Richard Martinez wants to slow Jesus Martinez down by chopping away at his legs.
Jesus Martinez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A slow jab from Jesus Martinez misses its intended target.
Jab by Richard Martinez.
Richard Martinez throws a big shot that misses.
Jesus Martinez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Richard Martinez. Richard Martinez obviously looking to wear him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jesus Martinez throws a leg kick but Richard Martinez sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jesus Martinez is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Richard Martinez.
Richard Martinez missing with a left hand there. Jesus Martinez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Richard Martinez blocks a head kick by Jesus Martinez.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jesus Martinez.
Richard Martinez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jesus Martinez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jesus Martinez throws a low kick but Richard Martinez avoids it.
Jesus Martinez throws a series of punches but Richard Martinez moves out of range.
A low kick from Jesus Martinez is predictable there
and Richard Martinez counters with a thumping low kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Richard Martinez, as that shot connected.
Richard Martinez avoids the head kick by Jesus Martinez.
Jesus Martinez fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Richard Martinez checks it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jesus Martinez looks to score with a jab to the body but Richard Martinez is just out of range.
Richard Martinez connects with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jesus Martinez plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jesus Martinez lands with a cross.
Richard Martinez jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Richard Martinez slips a jab from Jesus Martinez.
Jab from Richard Martinez.
Jesus Martinez is rocked!
Jesus Martinez misses the jab.
Jesus Martinez is still on wobbly legs! Can Richard Martinez finish him?
Jesus Martinez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jesus Martinez seems to have recovered his senses.
Richard Martinez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jesus Martinez.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Richard Martinez swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jesus Martinez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jesus Martinez swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Martinez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Richard Martinez's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Jesus Martinez loads up on a big right hand but Richard Martinez slips the punch.
Jesus Martinez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jesus Martinez throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jesus Martinez looks to throw the jab but Richard Martinez is out of range.
Jesus Martinez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Richard Martinez. Richard Martinez obviously looking to wear him down.
Richard Martinez lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jesus Martinez takes one on the button.
Richard Martinez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Richard Martinez throws a head kick but Jesus Martinez moves out of range.
Richard Martinez misses with a wild body shot.
Richard Martinez misses with a head kick.
Richard Martinez does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Jesus Martinez lands a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richard Martinez lands a head shot.
Richard Martinez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Richard Martinez tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Richard Martinez is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jesus Martinez throws a one two combo.
Richard Martinez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jesus Martinez throws out the jab.
Jesus Martinez ducks under a wild hook from Richard Martinez.
Jesus Martinez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Richard Martinez can pounce on him.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jesus Martinez.
Jesus Martinez just misses with a punch to the body.
Jesus Martinez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jesus Martinez scoring well with a low kick there.
Jesus Martinez scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Richard Martinez cracks Jesus Martinez with a good jab.
Richard Martinez throws a low kick, looking for Jesus Martinez's leg but Jesus Martinez calmly moves out of range.
Jesus Martinez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nice uppercut there from Richard Martinez.
Jesus Martinez moves out of range of the leg kick from Richard Martinez.
Richard Martinez checks a low kick from Jesus Martinez.
Richard Martinez cracks Jesus Martinez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Richard Martinez scores with the left hand. Jesus Martinez knows he should have avoided that one.
Jesus Martinez throws an overhand right that lands on Richard Martinez's shoulder, as Richard Martinez tries to avoid the shot.
Richard Martinez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Richard Martinez gets a double leg takedown into Jesus Martinez's guard.
Richard Martinez controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Jesus Martinez wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richard Martinez sitting in guard here, content to control.
Jesus Martinez controls Richard Martinez momentarily but Richard Martinez frees himself.
Jesus Martinez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Richard Martinez motions for Jesus Martinez to come forward. Richard Martinez throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Richard Martinez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice shot by Richard Martinez.
Richard Martinez moves out of range of the leg kick from Jesus Martinez.
Jesus Martinez misses with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jesus Martinez. Richard Martinez does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jesus Martinez throws a low kick but Richard Martinez moves out of range easily.
Jesus Martinez throws a sloppy body shot
and Richard Martinez counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Jesus Martinez!
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Jesus Martinez struggling a bit here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Richard Martinez landing a few strikes.
Richard Martinez goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Jesus Martinez has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Richard Martinez but great work by Jesus Martinez.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Richard Martinez is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Richard Martinez is looking to regain half guard here but Jesus Martinez keeps moving and retains side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Martinez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Richard Martinez has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Martinez!
Richard Martinez decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Jesus Martinez had this to say: 'mothafucka!! i fucking demand a rematch.'.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jeggu Bomb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Van der Laan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bomb comes to the cage accompanied by Limp Bizkit - Nookie. Van der Laan comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Eazy-E ft. Tupac, The Game - How We Do kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Jeggu Bomb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Andre Van der Laan!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van der Laan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bomb.
Van der Laan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bomb takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Bomb feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Van der Laans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bomb digs a good body shot into Van der Laan's ribs.
Bomb misses with a leg kick
and Van der Laan counters with a body kick that stops Bomb in his tracks momentarily.
Van der Laan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Van der Laan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bomb moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Van der Laan scores with a jab. Bomb acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
It looks like Jeggu Bomb has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van der Laan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bomb at a distance.
Bomb throws a nice looking combination but Van der Laan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Van der Laan tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bomb displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Van der Laan throws out the jab.
Bomb throws a body punch but Van der Laan moves out of range.
Bomb moves away from the strike by Van der Laan.
Bomb is looking to clinch.
Van der Laan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bomb tries to clinch there but Van der Laan circles away.
Bomb closes the distance and clinches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bomb obliges.
Van der Laan managing to block the knees to the body from Bomb.
Bomb tries a knee to the head but Van der Laan blocks it.
Bomb working aggressively here.
Bomb takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van der Laan trying to land knees to the body.
Van der Laan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bomb working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bomb misses with some punches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Van der Laan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bomb's brow.
Van der Laan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bomb lands a knee to the body.
Bomb misses with a body punch.
Our sources have told us that Bomb has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Bomb missing with knees to the body.
Van der Laan misses with a knee strike.
Van der Laan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Van der Laan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bomb.
Bomb lands a nice knee to the body.
Bomb lands with a left to the head.
Bomb lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Van der Laan tries a knee to the head but Bomb blocks it.
Bomb throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Van der Laan tries to land a knee to the head but Bomb blocks with his arms.
Bomb managing to block the knees to the body from Van der Laan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van der Laan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bomb has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bomb blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bomb lands a hook that snaps the head of Van der Laan backwards.
Bomb 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 tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Van der Laan lands a nice knee to the body.
Bomb managing to block the knees to the body from Van der Laan.
Bomb avoiding damage as Van der Laan throws knees to the body.
Van der Laan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bomb has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Good body shot from Bomb.
Van der Laan looks winded!
Still in the clinch, Bomb scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bomb throws an elbow but misses.
Van der Laan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bomb scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Van der Laan prevents a body shot from Bomb.
Van der Laan tries to break free but Bomb pushes him back against the cage.
Bomb lands an elbow inside that Van der Laan shrugs off.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bomb throws an elbow but misses.
Van der Laan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Van der Laan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van der Laan throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Bomb to counter with a crisp jab.
Bomb lands a right hook to the body.
Van der Laan scores with a head kick. Bomb tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Bomb connects with a nice looking jab.
Van der Laan throws a body punch but Bomb moves out of range.
Van der Laan moves out of range as Bomb throws a body kick.
Van der Laan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bomb counters with a left to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van der Laan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bomb throws a chopping leg kick but Van der Laan manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeggu Bomb dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jeggu Bomb's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bomb looks for the body kick but Van der Laan saw that one coming.
Bomb throws a head kick that half lands.
Van der Laan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bomb avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bomb blocks a jab.
Van der Laan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bomb.
Van der Laan throws a jab when Bomb was well out of range.
That kick from Van der Laan tenderised Bomb's leg. Bomb is trying to keep his angry face on.
Van der Laan misses with a body shot
and Bomb connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Van der Laan throws a front kick aimed at Bomb's knee but Bomb avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bomb looks to clinch
and Van der Laan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bomb moves out of range of the body kick from Van der Laan.
Bomb goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Andre Van der Laan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bomb is looking to clinch.
Bomb lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bomb stuns Van der Laan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Van der Laan looks to score with a jab to the body but Bomb is just out of range.
Bomb thows a body shot but no joy.
Bomb blocks a head kick by Van der Laan.
Van der Laan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bomb wants to clinch up but Van der Laan keeps it at a distance.
Van der Laan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bomb's calf.
Van der Laan misses with a looping right.
Van der Laan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bomb manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bomb scores with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van der Laan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bomb throws out the jab.
Bomb avoids the head kick by Van der Laan.
Jab, jab by Bomb - just one landing.
Bomb throws out a powerful jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bomb checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bomb cracks the inside of Van der Laan's front leg.
Bomb tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Van der Laan is able to avoid easily.
Bomb pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bomb avoids the body shot from Van der Laan.
Van der Laan throws a lazy head kick
and Bomb counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bomb jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bomb finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bomb doesn't manage to clinch there - Van der Laan circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bomb scores with a leg kick.
Van der Laan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bomb on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bomb looks for the body kick but Van der Laan saw that one coming.
A jab from Bomb does it's job there.
Bomb jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Van der Laan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bomb tried to score with a low kick but Van der Laan checks it.
Crunch! Van der Laan slams his shin into Bomb's torso.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bomb checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeggu Bomb dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jeggu Bomb'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. This is the final round!
Bomb ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Van der Laan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van der Laan sizes up Bomb with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bomb connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bomb misses with a head kick.
Bomb throws a leg kick which misses Van der Laan's front leg but catches the back leg as Van der Laan tries to avoid it.
Van der Laan throws a leg kick but Bomb sees it coming and moves out of range.
Van der Laan stuns Bomb with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Van der Laan cracks the inside of Bomb's front leg.
Van der Laan throws an overhand right that lands on Bomb's shoulder, as Bomb tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van der Laan looks to land a combination but Bomb avoids it well.
Bomb throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bomb connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Some wild striking there from Van der Laan.
Bomb misses with a hook. Van der Laan ducked under it nicely.
Van der Laan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bomb manages to avoid it.
Bomb checks a low kick from Van der Laan.
No joy there for Bomb, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Andre Van der Laan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bomb misses with a body shot.
Van der Laan looks to land a body kick but Bomb moved away.
Van der Laan clinches up against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Van der Laan missing with knees to the body.
Van der Laan avoiding damage as Bomb throws knees to the body.
Bomb can't find room to land a body shot as Van der Laan controls the action.
Bomb trying to land knees to the body.
Van der Laan pushes off an throws an elbow but Bomb leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Van der Laan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Van der Laan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bomb lands a left hand.
Bomb takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bomb is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Van der Laan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bomb has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Van der Laan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bomb lands a shot to the body.
Van der Laan trying to control the position but instead, Bomb has worked for underhooks and has pushed Van der Laan into the cage.
Van der Laan trying to land knees to the body.
Bomb blocks an elbow strike.
Van der Laan misses with an elbow over the top.
Bomb throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Van der Laan blocks it with crossed arms.
Bomb scores with a shoulder strike.
Van der Laan avoids a wild elbow strike from Bomb.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bomb takes an elbow to the temple.
Bomb lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bomb.
Bomb blocks an elbow strike from Van der Laan.
Bomb missing with knees to the body.
Van der Laan misses with a knee to the head.
Bomb 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.
Jeggu Bomb is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jeggu Bomb has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bomb blocks the elbow strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bomb blocks an elbow strike from Van der Laan.
Bomb struggles to land a body shot inside as Van der Laan controls his hands.
Van der Laan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bomb lands a nice uppercut.
Van der Laan missing with knees to the body.
Bomb misses with an elbow strike.
Van der Laan misses with a knee strike.
Van der Laan managing to block the knees to the body from Bomb.
Van der Laan misses with a knee to the head.
Bomb lands with a right to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bomb lands a nice elbow.
Van der Laan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Van der Laan looking to throw knees to the head but Bomb is blocking nicely.
Bomb lands a damaging elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jeggu Bomb.
Well Bomb has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:28
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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Armo Kuusela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Silvera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuusela comes to the cage accompanied by Promentory. Silvera has chosen Wedlock as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Armo Kuusela!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Joey Silvera!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silvera uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kuusela.
Silvera tries to close the distance and clinch but Kuusela swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silvera swings widly with a right hand
and Kuusela counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silvera rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kuusela counters with a stiff right hand.
Kuusela looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Silvera scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kuusela is looking to clinch.
Kuusela feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Silvera's calf.
Kuusela throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Silvera throws the left hand but Kuusela avoids the punch easily.
Joey Silvera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silvera chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silvera catches Kuusela with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Silvera has Kuusela up against the cage in a clinch.
Silvera is trying to stall.
Kuusela tries a knee to the head but Silvera blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuusela misses with a knee to the head.
A right hand to the body from Silvera.
Silvera misses with a punch on the inside.
Silvera will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kuusela up against the cage.
Silvera lands a knee to the head.
Silvera creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kuusela's defenses.
Kuusela tries to land knees in the clinch but Silvera avoids the damage to the body.
Silvera doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kuusela blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silvera goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kuusela goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Silvera creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Silvera lands a nice uppercut.
Kuusela is leaning against Silvera and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kuusela is trying to break free.
Silvera misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvera can't find room to land a body shot as Kuusela controls the action.
Kuusela stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Silvera lands a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silvera lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kuusela tries to stall but Silvera uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Silvera avoiding damage as Kuusela throws knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kuusela - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kuusela.
Kuusela tries to work over Silvera's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silvera tries to land a knee to the head but Kuusela blocks with his arms.
Silvera with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kuusela is looking to control Silvera's arms but Silvera gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kuusela has his back to the cage.
Silvera tries to work over Kuusela's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silvera fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silvera lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kuusela blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuusela goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kuusela blocking some punches.
Silvera just leaning against Kuusela, taking a breather.
Silvera misses with a punch on the inside.
Silvera missing with knees to the body.
Silvera tries to land knees in the clinch but Kuusela avoids the damage to the body.
Silvera tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kuusela's elbow.
Kuusela has Silvera pushed against the cage.
Kuusela blocks a body shot from Silvera.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silvera.
Silvera takes a shot to the head.
Silvera lands a good knee to the midsection. Kuusela won't want to take too many of those.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Silvera creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kuusela working aggressively here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silvera takes a shot to the head.
Silvera tries to throw a body punch but Kuusela avoids it by throwing Silvera back against the cage.
Silvera can't find room to land a body shot as Kuusela controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuusela misses with a body punch.
Silvera tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kuusela's elbow.
Silvera lands with a short shot to the head.
Silvera scores with a shoulder strike.
Kuusela lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Silvera misses with a punch on the inside.
Kuusela tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silvera's elbow.
Kuusela using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silvera has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silvera digs a right hand underneath Kuusela's ribcage. Kuusela let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kuusela takes a knee to the side of the body.
Silvera working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kuusela with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silvera misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Silvera.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kuusela avoids a wild elbow strike from Silvera.
Silvera trying to stall but Kuusela improves his position.
Silvera holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Silvera is leaning against Kuusela and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Silvera dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Silvera gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Silvera has a couple of punches blocked by Kuusela.
A left hand lands to the body for Silvera.
Joey Silvera seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A right hand to the body from Silvera.
Silvera lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kuusela misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kuusela tries to work over Silvera's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kuusela tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kuusela looking to slow down the pace here.
Silvera scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silvera lands a shoulder strike.
Kuusela takes a shot to the head.
Kuusela is rocked!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Silvera.
Oh Kuusela is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kuusela is looking to control Silvera's arms but Silvera gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kuusela has his back to the cage.
Kuusela blocks a body shot from Silvera.
Silvera goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silvera creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kuusela's defenses.
Silvera lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuusela throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silvera blocks it with crossed arms.
Kuusela is trying to break the clinch but Silvera is controlling him.
A short uppercut from Silvera.
Silvera lands a good knee to the midsection. Kuusela won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silvera lands a nice elbow.
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!
Silvera is leaning against Kuusela and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Silvera unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Kuusela! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Silvera is unloading with more strikes now! Kuusela drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joey Silvera!
Joey Silvera is the new middleweight champion!
Joey Silvera looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'In nomine dei nostri satanas luciferi excelsi!'.
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