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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dark Hell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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210 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dark Hell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mick Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diaz.
Diaz misses with a low kick as Hell jumps back.
Diaz looks to land a body kick but Hell moved away.
Hell fails with a takedown attempt.
Hell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diaz.
Diaz connects with a solid leg kick.
Hell scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Diaz trying to control here.
Diaz tries to get to full guard but Hell has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hell wants to pass to mount but Diaz is defending the position.
Diaz manages to get to full guard.
Diaz manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hell manages to get himself to full guard.
Hell on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hell tries to get out of the position.
Diaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Hell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hell keeping full guard, as Diaz tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hell looking for a sweep. Not yet Hell, not yet.
Hell wants to hit a switch here but Diaz passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Hell there!
Hell wants to hold on but Diaz pushes him away.
Diaz tries to push Hell's head away but Hell is holding on tight.
Hell is squirming around, avoiding Diaz's attempts to control the action.
Hell tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hell wants to hold on but Diaz pushes him away.
Diaz controlling from mount.
Hell is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz avoids the attempt from Hell to control.
Diaz controlling from mount.
Diaz looking to control but Hell is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hell keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hell is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mick Diaz dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hell slips under a jab.
Dark Hell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hell tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hell shoots and misses
and Diaz counters with a low kick, right behind Hell 's knee.
Diaz throws a series of punches but Hell moves out of range.
Diaz lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hell misses with a takedown
and Diaz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hell looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hell chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Diaz can pounce on him.
Diaz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hell checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hell avoids a kick to the body.
Diaz misses with a hook.
Diaz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hell.
Diaz cracks Hell with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hell fails with the takedown
letting Diaz counter with a right hand.
It looks like Dark Hell has been cut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dark Hell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diaz uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hell has time to react.
Mick Diaz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hell fails with a takedown attempt.
Hell stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Diaz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hell shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Diaz as he avoids it easily.
Diaz displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hell.
Diaz thuds his right hand into Hell's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hell slips a straight right by Diaz.
Hell shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Diaz as he jumps to the side.
Hell shoots in and gets a takedown into Diaz's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hell won't allow Diaz to sweep him here.
Diaz has control of Hell's left arm, preventing Hell from doing any damage.
Mick Diaz has got the better of the ground game so far.
Diaz manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Diaz can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hell is looking to escape.
Hell tries to lock up and control but Diaz gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hell is looking to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diaz can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hell is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz controlling his opponent.
Let's hope that Diaz has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Hell bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Hell from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mick Diaz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dark Hell's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Hell misses with a takedown
and Diaz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hell takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mick Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hell darts in looking for a takedown but Diaz gets double underhooks and turns Hell into the cage.
Diaz throws an elbow but it misses.
Diaz swings wildly with an uppercut but Hell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hell has Diaz pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Diaz manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dark Hell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diaz digs a right hand into Hell's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hell's gas tank.
Diaz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hell blocks it with crossed arms.
Diaz throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz lands with a right to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Diaz.
Hell tries to score a body lock takedown but Diaz shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hell works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Diaz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hell is one step ahead there.
Hell throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hell stops Diaz from standing up.
Diaz controlling the position.
Diaz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hell throws a big right hand that misses.
Diaz wants to sweep here but Hell controlling him for the moment.
Hell postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Diaz seems keen to control Hell's posture.
Mick Diaz has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Diaz lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hell tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Diaz swivels and escapes.
Diaz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diaz. Hell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diaz misses with a looping right.
Hell stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Diaz.
Diaz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hell will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hell defending well as Diaz loads up on a big left hand.
Diaz scores with a head kick.
Hell misses with a takedown
letting Diaz counter with a right hand.
Hell walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hell takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diaz throws out the jab.
Diaz throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Diaz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hell stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hell moves away.
Diaz throws a looping overhand right but Hell ducks down to avoid it.
Hell moves forwards but Diaz connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hell slips a straight right by Diaz.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hell looking to score a takedown here. Diaz is defending well but Hell drives through and ends up in Diaz's guard.
Diaz controls Hell momentarily but Hell frees himself.
Dark Hell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Diaz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hell is one step ahead there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mick Diaz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Diaz has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mick Diaz!
After winning the bout, Mick Diaz thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pertti Kiilopaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Gregory (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kiilopaa comes to the cage accompanied by Extreme Ways. Gregory has chosen Chumbawamba - English Rebel Songs as his entrance music. Paul Gregory has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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211 lbs
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205 lbs
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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
24 - 23 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Pertti Kiilopaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paul Gregory!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Kiilopaa.
Gregory lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gregory slips a jab from Kiilopaa.
Gregory is looking to clinch.
Kiilopaa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gregory moves into the clinch successfully.
Kiilopaa tries to pull guard but Gregory holds him up against the cage and eventually Kiilopaa drops back down to his feet.
Kiilopaa drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Gregory gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Gregory will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kiilopaa up against the cage.
Gregory scores with a shoulder strike.
Kiilopaa is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pertti Kiilopaa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Gregory told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gregory breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gregory bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gregory throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gregory tries to clinch but Kiilopaa moves out of range.
Gregory tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kiilopaa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gregory throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gregory uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kiilopaa.
Gregory scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gregory closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Kiilopaa's guard.
Gregory passes into half guard.
Gregory wants to take a breather but Kiilopaa is having none of it.
Gregory wants to free his trapped foot but Kiilopaa is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiilopaa is looking for a sweep. Gregory is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gregory trying to control the action but Kiilopaa is working from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gregory not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gregory lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Gregory throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gregory not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gregory wants to pass the guard but Kiilopaa is defending well.
Gregory is nestled in close to Kiilopaa, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Gregory thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gregory takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kiilopaa blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gregory.
Kiilopaa is staying active underneath Gregory, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kiilopaa wants to improve his position but Gregory is controlling well.
Kiilopaa looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kiilopaa trying to control here.
Gregory missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kiilopaa is looking to improve his position.
Kiilopaa gets back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiilopaa is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gregory postures up in Kiilopaa's guard and throws a big left but Kiilopaa blocks it.
Gregory postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kiilopaa can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gregory controls the pace.
Kiilopaa looking for subs off his back but Gregory has passed one foot through into half guard.
Gregory winds up and cracks Kiilopaa with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gregory controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Gregory dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gregory takes the fight into the clinch.
Nice elbow from Gregory.
Gregory manages to break the clinch.
Kiilopaa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gregory lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kiilopaa's sensitive parts.
Gregory uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kiilopaa.
Gregory closes the distance and pushes Kiilopaa back into the cage.
Kiilopaa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gregory stalling.
Gregory's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gregory tries to clinch up.
Gregory shoots in but no luck this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gregory shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kiilopaa sprawls well. Kiilopaa wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gregory gets slowly back to his feet.
Gregory blocks a head kick by Kiilopaa.
Kiilopaa throws a head kick that misses.
Gregory wants to clinch up but Kiilopaa keeps it at a distance.
Gregory clinches with his opponent.
Kiilopaa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gregory has him pressed against the cage.
Gregory scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kiilopaa can't get the takedown.
Gregory digs a right hand into Kiilopaa's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kiilopaa's gas tank.
Gregory's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Kiilopaa looking for a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gregory stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gregory.
Gregory gets underhooks to prevent Kiilopaa's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pertti Kiilopaa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kiilopaa wants to get back to striking at distance but Gregory won't allow it.
Kiilopaa letting Gregory take a breather here.
Gregory lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kiilopaa.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kiilopaa is trying to break free.
Kiilopaa takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Pertti Kiilopaa has been cut.
Gregory breaks from the clinch.
Gregory tries to close the distance and clinch but Kiilopaa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gregory tries to clinch but Kiilopaa moves out of range.
Kiilopaa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gregory darts in and clinches Kiilopaa up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gregory lands a damaging elbow.
Kiilopaa wants to take the fight to the mat but Gregory manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Gregory lands a nice elbow.
Kiilopaa jumps guard but Gregory stands there with Kiilopaa around his waist. Kiilopaa gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gregory breaks the clinch.
Kiilopaa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gregory.
Gregory lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gregory drives through with a takedown into Kiilopaa's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Gregory preventing the sweep.
Kiilopaa is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gregory throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiilopaa is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gregory is aware though and is defending well.
Kiilopaa looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Gregory passes into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gregory landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Gregory cracks Kiilopaa with a big elbow.
Kiilopaa tries to buck Gregory off but Gregory is having none of it.
Gregory takes advantage of some sloppy striking from Kiilopaa to pass into mount.
Kiilopaa is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gregory lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Gregory lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Pertti Kiilopaa's cut is getting worse.
Gregory lands a couple of good shots and Kiilopaa has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Gregory gets his hands free as Kiilopaa looks to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Gregory showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pertti Kiilopaa's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Gregory tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kiilopaa sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gregory somewhat.
Gregory shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kiilopaa pinned against the cage. Kiilopaa gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gregory wants to clinch.
Gregory is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gregory is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gregory connects with a jab.
A head kick misses from Kiilopaa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiilopaa misses the shot to the body.
Kiilopaa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gregory.
Gregory lands with a hook. Kiilopaa tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gregory moves in looking to clinch but Kiilopaa pushes him off.
Gregory tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gregory is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Paul Gregory seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gregory has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kiilopaa changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Gregory fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kiilopaa keeps the fight on the outside.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gregory.
Pertti Kiilopaa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Gregory.
Kiilopaa drives through and clinches with Gregory against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gregory lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kiilopaa.
Kiilopaa is trying to pull guard but Gregory has him pressed against the cage.
Gregory gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kiilopaa.
Paul Gregory seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gregory lands a good knee to the midsection. Kiilopaa won't want to take too many of those.
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!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gregory.
Pertti Kiilopaa's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Gregory landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gregory lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kiilopaa backwards.
Gregory breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gregory looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A swing and a miss from Kiilopaa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A nice left hand lands by Gregory.
Gregory lands an elbow inside.
Kiilopaa tries to pull guard but Gregory holds him up against the cage and eventually Kiilopaa drops back down to his feet.
Kiilopaa goes for a takedown attempt but Gregory pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Gregory scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jeez, Pertti Kiilopaa's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Pertti Kiilopaa's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Paul Gregory!
A less than humble Paul Gregory misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jamal Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Kyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kyle has chosen For Whom The Bell Tolls as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The key to victory for Jamal Jackson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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212 lbs
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215 lbs
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jamal Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chris Kyle!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kyle misses with a straight right.
Kyle misses with a low kick.
Kyle throws a head kick that misses.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Kyle has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Kyle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kyle dives in and grabs Jackson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jackson pushes down on Kyle's head and hops out.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jackson checks a leg kick.
Jackson lunges at Kyle with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kyle's hand.
It looks like Chris Kyle has been cut.
Kyle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A leg kick checked by Jackson.
Jackson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chris Kyle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kyle misses with a wild combination.
Kyle takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jackson lands with a shot to the body.
Jackson throws a right hand that Kyle ducks under and follows up with a left that Kyle also avoids with ease.
Kyle throws a hook to the side of Jackson's head but Jackson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kyle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kyle drops his hands momentarily and Jackson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kyle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kyle's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jackson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kyle scrambles back to his feet.
Jackson looks to throw the jab but Kyle is out of range.
Jamal Jackson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jackson closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Kyle! Jackson dives in looking to finish! Kyle is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jamal Jackson!
Jamal Jackson 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Pikku Kakkipylly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wakka Pakka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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194 lbs
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185 lbs
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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
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pikku Kakkipylly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wakka Pakka!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pakka decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Kakkipylly tries to get to full guard but Pakka has control of the leg.
Pakka seems to be working for a kimura but Kakkipylly defends the submission attempt.
Kakkipylly trying to hold on to Pakka's head to control him but Pakka postures up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Pakka in particular looking to stall.
Pakka is looking for a kimura but Kakkipylly is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Pakka to get the leverage.
Pakka is trying to work for a kimura but Kakkipylly is defending well.
Kakkipylly is concentrating on defense, preventing Pakka from advancing position.
Kakkipylly is looking to control Pakka's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kakkipylly avoid being mounted?
Kakkipylly wants to get back to his feet.
Pakka prevents Kakkipylly from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pakka is looking to advance position but Kakkipylly won't allow it.
Pakka is looking for a kimura but Kakkipylly is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Pakka to get the leverage.
Kakkipylly wants to get back to his feet.
Pakka seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Kakkipylly is looking to escape.
Pakka is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kakkipylly has managed to free his arm - good work.
Pakka is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kakkipylly defends it well.
Pakka seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kakkipylly does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kakkipylly looks like he's trying to stand up.
Pakka is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kakkipylly is not content to let Pakka control the position.
Kakkipylly is trying to control but can't.
Kakkipylly looks like he's trying to stand up.
Pakka is looking to pass Kakkipylly's guard but actually Kakkipylly recovers to full guard.
Pakka prevents Kakkipylly from getting back to his feet.
Pakka stands and throws Kakkipylly's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pakka wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kakkipylly, who protects the arm well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pakka thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kakkipylly is looking to regain half guard here but Pakka keeps moving and retains side control.
Pakka is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kakkipylly knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Kakkipylly gets back to half guard.
Kakkipylly makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kakkipylly.
Pakka trying to control the position from guard on top but Kakkipylly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pakka is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Pakka is fighting to break Kakkipylly's control of his arms but Kakkipylly is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Kakkipylly looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pakka is one step ahead there.
Pakka trying to control the position from guard on top but Kakkipylly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pakka looking to pass the guard.
Kakkipylly wants to get back to his feet but Pakka is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wakka Pakka dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kakkipylly throws the kick towards the body but Pakka avoids it.
Kakkipylly throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kakkipylly lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wakka Pakka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pakka shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kakkipylly pinned against the cage. Kakkipylly gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kakkipylly.
Kakkipylly clinches.
Pakka avoids the elbow strike from Kakkipylly, against the cage.
Pakka swings wildly with an uppercut but Kakkipylly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pakka takes an elbow to the temple.
Kakkipylly is trying to push Pakka away but Pakka has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Pakka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pakka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pakka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kakkipylly's elbow.
Pakka wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kakkipylly has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pakka.
Pakka is trying to break the clinch but Kakkipylly is controlling him.
Kakkipylly throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kakkipylly.
Pakka takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Wakka Pakka has been cut.
Kakkipylly comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pakka breaks the clinch.
Kakkipylly has managed to clinch.
Pakka misses with some punches.
Kakkipylly avoiding damage.
Pakka tries a body shot but Kakkipylly blocks it.
Kakkipylly trying to land knees to the body.
Pakka has a couple of punches blocked by Kakkipylly.
Pakka misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pakka managing to block the knees to the body from Kakkipylly.
Kakkipylly throws an elbow that misses.
Kakkipylly keeps control of Pakka as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pakka misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pakka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kakkipylly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pakka is trying to break the clinch but Kakkipylly has him pressed against the cage.
Kakkipylly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pakka fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Pakka shoots for a takedown but Kakkipylly saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pikku Kakkipylly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wakka Pakka.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kakkipylly tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pakka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pakka has a takedown stuffed.
Pakka is breathing heavily.
Kakkipylly clinches up against the cage.
Pakka lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kakkipylly backwards.
Kakkipylly breaks the clinch.
Kakkipylly throws a body kick that misses.
Pikku Kakkipylly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kakkipylly misses with a body kick.
Pakka has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kakkipylly.
Kakkipylly is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kakkipylly with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pakka darts in looking for a takedown but Kakkipylly gets double underhooks and turns Pakka into the cage.
Kakkipylly lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kakkipylly tries to land knees in the clinch but Pakka avoids the damage to the body.
Kakkipylly throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pakka tries to circle away but Kakkipylly has him pinned against the cage.
Kakkipylly tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pakka avoids it.
Kakkipylly trying to stall but Pakka improves his position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kakkipylly.
Pakka misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kakkipylly comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pakka lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pakka blocks an elbow strike from Kakkipylly.
Kakkipylly throws an elbow that misses.
Pakka has had enough of the clinch but Kakkipylly keeps him there for the moment.
Pakka can't find room to land a body shot as Kakkipylly controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kakkipylly.
Pakka wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kakkipylly has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kakkipylly missing with knees to the body.
Kakkipylly tries to land knees in the clinch but Pakka avoids the damage to the body.
Kakkipylly throws an elbow but it misses.
Pakka lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kakkipylly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pakka dives in and grabs Kakkipylly's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kakkipylly pushes down on Pakka's head and hops out.
Pakka fails with the takedown.
Pakka shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kakkipylly pinned against the cage. Kakkipylly gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pakka dives in for a single leg takedown but Kakkipylly sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kakkipylly throws an elbow but misses.
Kakkipylly looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pakka throws a punch but it's blocked by Kakkipylly.
Kakkipylly lands an elbow inside that Pakka shrugs off.
Pakka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kakkipylly's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pikku Kakkipylly dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Wakka Pakka's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Kakkipylly misses with a body kick.
Pakka fails to land the takedown.
Kakkipylly scores with a head kick.
Kakkipylly's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Pikku Kakkipylly is winning the standup battle so far.
Kakkipylly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kakkipylly tries to clinch but Pakka moves out of range.
Kakkipylly feints and then cracks Pakka's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pakka down.
Pakka shoots in looking for a takedown but Kakkipylly manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pakka's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Pakka thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kakkipylly connects with a solid leg kick.
Kakkipylly tries to clinch up but Pakka circles away and keeps his distance.
Kakkipylly lands a leg kick that knocks Pakka off balance momentarily.
Kakkipylly cracks the inside of Pakka's front leg.
Pakka takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pakka.
Pikku Kakkipylly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wakka Pakka.
Kakkipylly throws a head kick that Pakka semi-blocks.
That has opened up Wakka Pakka's cut even more.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pakka on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kakkipylly misses with a head kick.
Kakkipylly has Pakka up against the cage in a clinch.
Pakka managing to block the knees to the body from Kakkipylly.
Pakka misses with the head strike.
Kakkipylly creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Pakka pushes Kakkipylly back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kakkipylly creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kakkipylly lands a nice elbow.
Kakkipylly misses with an elbow strike.
Pakka avoids the elbow strike from Kakkipylly, against the cage.
Kakkipylly breaks the clinch.
Kakkipylly lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Pakka tries to keep at a distance but Kakkipylly has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pakka stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pakka blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kakkipylly breaks the clinch.
Kakkipylly scores with a kick to the body.
Kakkipylly lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kakkipylly tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pakka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wakka Pakka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pakka has a takedown stuffed.
Kakkipylly throws a wild body kick that Pakka sees coming a mile off.
Kakkipylly lands a head kick. Pakka smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kakkipylly moves into the clinch.
Pakka misses with the head strike.
Pakka wants to break free but Kakkipylly has control.
Pakka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pakka has had enough of the clinch but Kakkipylly keeps him there for the moment.
Pakka dodges an elbow strike from Kakkipylly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Kakkipylly.
Kakkipylly trying to land knees to the body.
Kakkipylly keeps control of Pakka as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kakkipylly lands a damaging elbow.
Kakkipylly lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kakkipylly just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pakka's brow.
Pakka managing to block the knees to the body from Kakkipylly.
Pakka digs a right hand underneath Kakkipylly's ribcage. Kakkipylly let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kakkipylly misses with an elbow over the top.
Pakka's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pakka can't find room to land a body shot as Kakkipylly controls the action.
Pakka has a couple of punches blocked by Kakkipylly.
Kakkipylly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kakkipylly trying to land knees to the body.
Kakkipylly misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pakka.
Pakka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kakkipylly lands an elbow just above Pakka 's eye.
The cut above Wakka Pakka's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Kakkipylly lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Kakkipylly.
Pakka avoids a wild elbow strike from Kakkipylly.
Kakkipylly breaks the clinch.
Kakkipylly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kakkipylly darts in and clinches Pakka up against the cage.
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!
Pakka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pakka fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Pakka keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pakka avoids the head kick by Kakkipylly.
Kakkipylly lands a leg kick that knocks Pakka off balance momentarily.
Kakkipylly fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kakkipylly stuffs the takedown attempt from Pakka. Pakka gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kakkipylly throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kakkipylly scores with a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pikku Kakkipylly showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kakkipylly 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 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pikku Kakkipylly!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Perseen Suti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bishop is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Mama said knock you out. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Perseen Suti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bobby Bishop!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bishop fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Suti manages to avoid it.
Suti throws a body punch but Bishop moves out of range.
Bishop blocks a jab.
Bishop blocks a jab.
Suti stalks Bishop and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bishop's face. Bishop staggers backwards, shaken.
Suti punishes Bishop's body with a nice straight punch.
Suti misses with an uppercut. Bishop saw that one coming.
Perseen Suti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut lands for Suti. That snapped Bishop's head back.
Bishop throws a looping overhand right but Suti ducks down to avoid it.
Suti misses with a few strikes there.
Suti falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bishop counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Suti drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A slow jab from Suti misses its intended target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Suti missing with a left hand there. Bishop was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Suti scores with a body shot.
Suti throws a hook but Bishop blocks it.
Bishop scores with a jab to the body.
Suti misses with a straight right.
Bishop looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suti throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Suti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No joy there for Suti, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bishop throws a jab when Suti was well out of range.
Suti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bishop uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Suti.
Some wild striking there from Suti.
Suti swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bishop counters with a nice body shot.
Suti waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bishop.
Suti looks to land a left hand but Bishop moved out of range nicely.
Suti moves out of range of the strikes.
Suti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bishop moves away.
Bishop throws a hook but Suti avoids it easily.
Suti swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bishop counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Suti just misses with a punch to the body.
Suti misses with the combination.
Suti checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suti misses with a wild body shot.
Bishop moves out of range as Suti strikes.
Bishop takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bishop takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bishop slips a jab and a cross from Suti.
Suti misses with a double jab
and Suti takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Suti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bishop.
Suti throws a series of punches but Bishop moves out of range.
Bishop rushes Suti and presses him up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Bishop scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bishop working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bishop throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sutis head.
Suti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bishop fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop digs a right hand underneath Suti's ribcage. Suti let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Suti is looking for a takedown.
Suti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bishop tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Suti avoids it.
Bishop trying to land knees to the body.
Bishop lands an elbow inside.
Bishop throws a head punch that misses.
Bishop misses with some punches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bishop.
Bishop throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Suti has Bishop pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bishop manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Suti.
Bishop fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop throws a head punch that misses.
Bishop tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Suti blocking some punches.
Bishop prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Perseen Suti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bishop scores with a hook to the body.
Suti looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bishop lands a nice uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bishop lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Suti backwards.
Bishop misses with a punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Bishop.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Suti.
Bishop gets through Suti's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Suti blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Suti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Bishop dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Bishop throws an overhand right that lands on Suti's shoulder, as Suti tries to avoid the shot.
Suti throws an overhand right that lands on Bishop's shoulder, as Bishop tries to avoid the shot.
Suti lands a nice hook to Bishop's body. Bishop takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Suti throws the left hand but Bishop avoids the punch easily.
Suti defending well as Bishop loads up on a big left hand.
Bishop is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Suti.
Bishop has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Suti finds it's way round the side to connect with Bishop's head.
Suti lands a jab.
Bishop slips a jab and a cross from Suti.
A slow jab from Bishop misses its intended target.
Nice shot lands for Suti.
Suti throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bishop counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bishop tries to clinch there but Suti circles away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Suti.
A good leg kick by Suti.
Bishop misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop misses with a straight right.
Bishop moves away from the strike by Suti.
Suti throws a nice looking combination but Bishop bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Suti swings for the body but Bishop moves out of range.
Suti looks to score with a jab to the body but Bishop is just out of range.
Bishop might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Bishop dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Suti misses with a lunging right hand
letting Bishop counter with a right hand.
Suti throws a body punch but Bishop moves out of range.
Bishop tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Suti manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bishop steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Suti.
Bishop keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Suti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bishop moves away.
Suti sizes up Bishop with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Suti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bishop uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Suti.
Suti misses with an uppercut.
Bishop steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Suti.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Suti misses.
Suti paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Suti misses with a combination
enabling Bishop to counter with a crisp jab.
Bishop is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Suti.
Bishop throws an overhand right that lands on Suti's shoulder, as Suti tries to avoid the shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Suti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bishop misses with a hook.
Suti throws a good cross that connects.
Suti misses with the combination.
We've been told by Suti's head coaches at Red Light MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bishop takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A combination from Suti does no damage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nice defenses there by Suti.
Suti moves out of range as Bishop strikes.
Suti has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Bishop misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suti throws out a powerful jab.
Suti misses with a hook.
Bishop throws a hook but Suti avoids it easily.
Suti misses with a hook
and Bishop counters with a thumping low kick.
Suti swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bishop counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Suti throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Suti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bishop.
A punch combination from Suti misses.
Suti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bishop moves away.
Suti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bishop.
Nice uppercut lands for Bishop. That snapped Suti's head back.
Bishop looks to score with a jab to the body but Suti is just out of range.
Suti rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bishop counters with a nice leg kick.
Suti misses with a looping left.
Suti looks to score with a jab to the body but Bishop is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Suti. Bishop does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suti stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Suti misses with a shot to the body
and Bishop counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Suti throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A jab from Suti misses.
A cross from Bishop lands.
Bishop looks to land a left hand but Suti moved out of range nicely.
Bishop slips a straight right by Suti.
Suti scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bishop tries to clinch there but Suti circles away.
Suti throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bishop connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Perseen Suti is winning the standup battle so far.
Suti takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Suti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Suti misses with a double jab.
Bishop lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Suti misses with a straight right.
Suti moves away from the strike by Bishop.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Perseen Suti dominated that second round.
That's time! Suti's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Suti throws a jab but it's blocked by Bishop.
Bishop walks into a stiff left hand from Suti.
Suti throws a series of punches but Bishop avoids them all with ease.
Bishop loads up on a big right hand but Suti slips the punch.
Suti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Suti throws a series of punches but Bishop avoids them all with ease.
Suti lands with a shot to the body.
Suti throws the left hand but Bishop avoids the punch easily.
Bishop missing with a left hand there. Suti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bishop takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Suti waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bishop.
Bishop misses with a looping right.
Suti misses with a lunging right hand
and Bishop counters with a right hand to the body.
Bishop misses with an uppercut. Suti saw that one coming.
Bishop misses with a straight left.
Suti's corner calls for a 1-2. Suti obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Suti throws a lazy right hand but Bishop sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Bishop misses.
Suti tries to bum rush Bishop with a series of wild strikes but Bishop uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Suti with a nice cross.
Good exchange - Bishop coming out on top.
Bishop checks the leg kick.
Bishop fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Suti looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Suti moves away from the strike by Bishop.
Bishop checks a leg kick.
Suti swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bishop counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Suti's corner calls for a 1-2. Suti obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bishop scores with a jab. Suti acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Suti misses with a straight left.
Suti looks to land a combination but Bishop avoids it well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Suti misses with an uppercut. Bishop saw that one coming.
A cross from Suti lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop staying out of range there.
Bishop rushes Suti and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Suti.
Bishop lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Bishop.
Suti blocking some punches.
Suti is looking for a takedown.
Suti has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bishop after a bit of a struggle.
A short uppercut from Bishop.
Bishop pushes Suti back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bishop creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Suti takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Suti.
Bishop fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bishop.
Bishop doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bishop misses with the head strike.
Bishop misses with an elbow strike.
Suti blocking some punches.
Bishop fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bishop struggles to land a body shot inside as Suti controls his hands.
Bishop throws a punch but it's blocked by Suti.
Suti is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bishop is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Perseen Suti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short right from Bishop on the inside.
Bishop working aggressively here.
Suti breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suti looks to land a left hand but Bishop moved out of range nicely.
Bishop checks a leg kick.
Bishop slips under a jab.
Suti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bishop.
Suti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bishop moves away.
Suti misses with a body shot
and Bishop counters with a nice low kick that buckles Suti's knee momentarily.
A big left from Suti misses.
Suti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Some wild striking there from Suti.
Suti throws out a loose jab but Bishop uses good head movement to avoid it.
Suti sizes up Bishop with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Suti takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Suti connects with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bishop connects with a looping right hand.
Suti throws out a leg kick but Bishop moves out of range and Suti only half commits.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bobby Bishop.
I think Bishop 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Bishop!
Our winner, Bobby Bishop, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Luke Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Assange (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Assange has chosen Eddie Van Halen - Eruption as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Luke Jones!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, James Assange!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Assange fails with an attempt to clinch.
Assange closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jones counters with a nice double leg into side control. Assange won't be happy with that.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Assange is trying to improve his position.
Jones is looking to take a break and control but Assange is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Assange tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Assange wants to control but Jones postures up.
Jones working the strikes but Assange uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Assange is trying to stand back up but Jones is controlling him
Assange has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones prevents Assange from improving his position.
Jones wants to take a breather but Assange is having none of it.
Assange is trying to control but can't.
Assange regains full guard. Nicely done.
Assange wants to get back to his feet but Jones is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Assange keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jones sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Luke Jones just wasn't active enough.
Jones connects with a jab.
Assange blocks a low kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jones.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Assange.
Assange avoids the body shot from Jones.
Assange takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Assange throws a nice looking combination but Jones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Assange misses with an uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Assange looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jones throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jones moves out of range of the strikes.
Assange avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A good leg kick by Jones.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Assange takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assange throws a good cross that connects.
Jones moves out of range of the leg kick from Assange.
Assange gets caught flat footed, as Jones shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Jones trying to control but Assange is working from the bottom.
Jones is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Assange is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Assange controls Jones momentarily but Jones frees himself.
Jones trying to control but Assange is working from the bottom.
We're going to have a standup here because Luke Jones wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Jones scores with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assange takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Assange works the jab nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Assange.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Assange moves away.
Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Assange fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Jones throws a series of punches but Assange moves out of range.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jones buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jones looks for the body kick but Assange saw that one coming.
Assange fails with an attempt to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Assange misses with a shot to the body
and Jones counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Assange!
Assange is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Jones drops an elbow to the side of Assange's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Jones dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Jones throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Assange to counter with a crisp jab.
Jones throws a head kick that misses.
Nice shot by Assange.
Assange throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jones misses with an uppercut
and Assange counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jones lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Assange at a distance.
Assange scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Assange cracks the inside of Jones's front leg.
James Assange seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Assange.
Assange moves out of range as Jones strikes.
Assange uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Assange throws an off balance right hand
and Jones counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Assange's guard now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Assange not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jones slips nicely into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Jones there.
Assange is trying to stand up here but Jones is controlling him well.
Jones works his way into side control.
Assange wants to get back to his feet.
Jones moves into full mount!
Jones trying to control but Assange is having none of it.
Jones lands a couple of good shots and Assange has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Assange is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Assange hold on?
Can Assange hold on?! Jones is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Jones.
Jones trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Jones is looking for the choke from the back position but Assange is controlling his hands well.
Luke Jones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jones is hanging on to Assange's back as he tries to escape.
Assange is trying to stand back up.
Jones tries to keep control of the position but Assange is staying busy.
Assange is trying to remain composed but Jones is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones scores with strikes from the back.
Assange tries to roll but Jones sticks to his back.
Assange rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Assange wants to get back to full guard.
Jones wants to take a breather but Assange is having none of it.
Assange looks like he's trying to stand up.
Assange is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to pass the guard but Assange is defending well.
Jones is trying to control. Assange wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jones scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Jones is trying to control the action in half guard but Assange is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones is nestled in close to Assange, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Assange is trying to stand.
Assange wants to improve his position but Jones is controlling well.
Jones has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jones takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Jones dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Assange throws a series of punches but Jones moves out of range.
Jones scores with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Assange does a little dance to reset his feet.
Assange scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jones takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jones listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jones scores with a leg kick.
Jones looks for the body kick but Assange saw that one coming.
Assange moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Assange manages to avoid it.
Assange connects with a looping right hand.
Assange takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Jones is looking to wear down Assange with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jones tries to move into range but Assange moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Assange throws a hook to the side of Jones's head but Jones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones scores with a head kick. Assange tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Assange throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Assange dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones shoots in for a double leg but Assange sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Assange manages to avoid it.
Jones staying out of range there.
Assange tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Assange checks a leg kick nicely.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Assange.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Assange throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Assange fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assange avoids the body shot from Jones.
Assange is looking to clinch but Jones is avoiding it.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Assange lands a jab.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Assange.
Jones takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Assange uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Assange punishes Jones's body with a nice straight punch.
Assange throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones misses with an uppercut. Assange saw that one coming.
James Assange is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A combination from Assange does no damage.
Jones connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assange misses with a looping left.
Nice straight punches there by Jones. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jones.
A lazy left from Assange finds it's target.
Assange tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Assange closes the distance and clinches.
Jones makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Assange lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jones taking a breather.
Assange swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Assange working aggressively here.
Assange tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Assange fails to land.
Jones really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jones is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Assange pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luke Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Assange tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Assange misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones scores with a nice head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right-left combo lands from Jones.
Assange doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.
Jones lands with a good body shot.
Assange misses with a double jab.
Jones with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Assange looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Jones thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Assange if he has to take too many more of those.
The fight stays on the outside here - Assange looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones's corner calls for a 1-2. Jones obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jones connects with a good right hand that stumbles Assange. Assange circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Assange rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but James Assange just about did enough to take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jones checks the leg kick.
Jones walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Assange checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Assange looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Assange jabs at Jones's body.
Jones throws a hook but Assange avoids it easily.
Jones is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A big right from Jones misses.
Assange on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Assange lands a body shot.
Jones throws a low kick, looking for Assange's leg but Assange calmly moves out of range.
Jones is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Assange takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Assange misses with a shot to the body
and Jones counters with a nice double leg into side control. Assange won't be happy with that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Assange is trying to improve his position.
Jones tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones scores with a couple of short elbows.
Jones tries to move to mount but Assange blocks the move with his legs.
Jones working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
We've been hearing that Jones has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Assange is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Jones winds up and cracks Assange with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Jones controlling the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assange is trying to stand.
Jones is looking to advance position but Assange won't allow it.
Jones slows the pace down in half guard.
Jones seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Assange for as long as he can get away with.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Jones is trying to control. Assange wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luke Jones has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Assange works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Assange gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A slapping body kick lands there for Jones.
Assange drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jones throws a leg kick which misses Assange's front leg but catches the back leg as Assange tries to avoid it.
Assange moves out of range as Jones throws a body kick.
Jones fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Assange.
Assange tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
Jones works the jab nicely.
Assange takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Assange gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jones.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Assange's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jones with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Assange.
Luke Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Assange misses with a double jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
Assange looks to land a left hand but Jones moved out of range nicely.
Assange ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Assange gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice defenses there by Assange.
Assange looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Jones had his way with James Assange in that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Assange on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Jones tests Assange's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jones feints and then cracks Assange's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Assange down.
Assange takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A big right from Assange misses.
Jones dives in for a single leg takedown but Assange sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Assange misses with some punches.
Jones stalling against the cage.
Jones's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Assange lands a shot to the body.
Jones looking to slow down the pace here.
Assange wants to stall.
Assange prevents a body shot from Jones.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
Jones has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Assange is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Assange goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Assange gets through Jones's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jones looking to slow down the pace here.
Assange scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Assange takes a shot to the head.
Assange pushes Jones back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Assange can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
Assange lands a shoulder strike.
Jones working hard to break the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Assange.
Assange is leaning against Jones and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Assange misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assange lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Assange scores with a nice hook to the head.
Assange lands with a light punch inside.
Assange lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Assange on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jones has hold of one of Assange's legs. Assange is fighting the takedown attempt but Jones gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Assange is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Assange not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Assange not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Assange thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jones trying to hold on to Assange's head to control him but Assange postures up.
Jones is trying is best to control the position here.
James Assange has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Assange thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jones's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assange tries to pass to full mount but Jones defends it.
Jones blocking the ground and pound attempt from Assange.
Jones moves into full guard.
Assange wants to stand but Jones has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Jones avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jones wants to sweep here but Assange controlling him for the moment.
Assange is looking to stand up but Jones won't let him.
Jones working a defensive guard here.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Assange loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assange trying to move into half guard but instead Jones has managed to sweep!
Assange working a defensive guard here.
Assange wants to stand and escape but Jones is having none of it.
Jones slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Jones takes a little break here. Assange wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Assange takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Assange throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Assange comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jones 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 48:47
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 49:46
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luke Jones!
Luke Jones is the new featherweight champion!
An out of breath Luke Jones thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Richie Fanoogon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalle Reinikainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reinikainen has chosen Turmion Kätilöt - Verta ja Lihaa (Proteus Mental remix) as his entrance music. Kalle Reinikainen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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194 lbs
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194 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
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Richie Fanoogon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalle Reinikainen!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reinikainen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fanoogon. That did some damage!
Reinikainen has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Fanoogon is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Fanoogon on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Reinikainen misses with a hook. Fanoogon ducked under it nicely.
Reinikainen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fanoogon.
Reinikainen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fanoogon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Reinikainen can pounce on him.
Fanoogon misses with a takedown attempt - Reinikainen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Fanoogon shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fanoogon moves to clinch but Reinikainen breaks away
and Reinikainen counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Richie Fanoogon has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reinikainen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Reinikainen wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richie Fanoogon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reinikainen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Fanoogon.
The fighters circling - Reinikainen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fanoogon shoots in for a takedown but Reinikainen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Fanoogon has been working on his balance at CCF's Flying Circus, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Reinikainen.
Fanoogon fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Reinikainen connects with an inside leg kick.
Fanoogon doesn't manage to clinch there - Reinikainen circles away.
Fanoogon shoots in for a double leg but Reinikainen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Reinikainen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fanoogon.
Fanoogon gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Reinikainen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fanoogon connects with a looping right hand.
Reinikainen gets caught flat footed, as Fanoogon shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
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!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Fanoogon got a little sloppy there for a moment and Reinikainen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Fanoogon has managed to get both his arms back between Reinikainen's legs - danger averted.
Fanoogon with a flurry of punches that miss.
Reinikainen looking to control.
Reinikainen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Reinikainen keeping full guard, as Fanoogon tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fanoogon sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Reinikainen's guard.
Fanoogon wants to pass the guard but Reinikainen is defending well.
Reinikainen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Fanoogon wants to pass to mount but Reinikainen is defending the position.
Fanoogon wants to advance to full mount but Reinikainen doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reinikainen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fanoogon throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reinikainen looking for a triangle here. Fanoogon is fighting it but it looks tight! Reinikainen pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Fanoogon is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Kalle Reinikainen!
An out of breath Kalle Reinikainen thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bushido Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kale Kummola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown comes to the cage accompanied by Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros - Home. Kummola is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Master of Sorrow. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
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160 lbs
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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
24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bushido Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kale Kummola!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown throws an overhand right that lands on Kummola's shoulder, as Kummola tries to avoid the shot.
Brown with a lazy takedown attempt
so Kummola counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kummola stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brown swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kummola pushing down on Brown's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Brown wants to improve his position but Kummola is controlling well.
Kummola trying to control the action but Brown is working from the bottom.
Brown is trying to maintain the position but Kummola is very close to passing his half guard.
Brown is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kummola's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kummola's back!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kummola is trying to break free.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Brown. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Brown not allowing Kummola to control his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kummola covers up after that shot from Brown.
Brown controlling well, preventing Kummola from escaping the position.
Brown looking to break Kummola's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Kummola remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Brown will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Brown looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Can Kummola hold on?! Brown is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Kummola is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
What can Kummola do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Brown throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Brown lands with a hammerfist to the side of Kummola's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown has the hooks in. Kummola is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Kummola trying to control but not successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
What can Kummola do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kummola showing good submission defense here.
Kummola tries to escape the position.
Kummola is still trying to improve position.
Brown struggling to keep hold of the position.
Kummola turns into Brown and is now in his guard.
Brown looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kummola passes Brown's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Kummola trying to mount his opponent but Brown defends it.
Kummola throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kummola prevents Brown from improving his position.
Kummola wants to control but Brown is keeping him busy.
Kummola wants to pass to mount but Brown is defending the position.
Kummola is nestled in close to Brown, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Brown wants to get back to full guard but Kummola has mounted him!
Kummola lands a big elbow.
Brown is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kummola tries to control but Brown wriggling away.
Brown'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.
Kummola lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Brown really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Kummola landing shots from mount.
Kummola landing strikes from the mount.
Kummola pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Kummola postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Brown in real trouble here! The ref calls for Brown to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kale Kummola!
Kale Kummola decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yossi Avitan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anti Satosari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Avitan comes to the cage accompanied by Tagidi Li Masheu. Satosari is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Primo Victoria. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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197 lbs
28 - 12 - 0 |
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World class MT
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World class MT
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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
22 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yossi Avitan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anti Satosari!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Avitan works Satosari's body with a nice hook.
A head kick from Satosari lands but Avitan takes it in his stride.
Avitan moves out of range of the body kick from Satosari.
Avitan thows a leg kick but Satosari checks it
and Satosari counters by moving into the clinch.
Satosari goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Avitan managing to block the knees to the body from Satosari.
Avitan breaks from the clinch.
Satosari throws a head kick that misses.
Avitan lands with a nice body kick.
A cross from Avitan lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Avitan avoids the head kick by Satosari.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
A slapping leg kick lands for Avitan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Satosari throws a head kick that misses
and Avitan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Avitan swats away the attempt to clinch by Satosari.
Anti Satosari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Avitan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Satosari checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Avitan takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Avitan misses with an uppercut. Satosari saw that one coming.
Satosari blocks a low kick nicely.
Avitan lands a really nice looking cross but Satosari seems unphased.
Avitan keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Satosari tries to clinch up.
Satosari throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Avitan takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Avitan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Avitan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Satosari has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Satosari. Avitan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Satosari throws a lazy uppercut
and Avitan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Satosari ducks under a wild hook from Avitan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avitan is looking to score with low kicks.
Satosari throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Satosari goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Satosari. Avitan shrugs it off though.
Satosari throws a head kick that Avitan semi-blocks.
It looks like Yossi Avitan has been cut.
Avitan missing with a left hand there. Satosari was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Satosari throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Satosari shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Avitan eats them both and turns towards Satosari to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Avitan scores with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Avitan just misses with a punch to the body.
Avitan throws a poor cross that misses
and Satosari counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Avitan avoids a wild elbow strike from Satosari.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Avitan.
A head punch on the inside from Avitan fails to land.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Satosari.
Avitan dodges an elbow strike from Satosari.
Avitan missing with knees to the body.
Avitan tries to throw a body punch but Satosari avoids it by throwing Avitan back against the cage.
Avitan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Avitan struggles to land a body shot inside as Satosari controls his hands.
Satosari throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Satosari.
Satosari lands a hook that snaps the head of Avitan backwards.
Satosari tries to land knees in the clinch but Avitan avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anti Satosari dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yossi Avitan's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Satosari scores with a hook.
Satosari tries to clinch but Avitan moves out of range.
Satosari lands a left and a right that send Avitan crashing to the mat, dazed. Satosari thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Satosari tests Avitan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Avitan scores with a nice strike.
Satosari just misses with a punch to the body.
Avitan scores with a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Avitan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Satosari slips a jab and a cross from Avitan.
Avitan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Avitan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Satosari takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Satosari checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Avitan takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Avitan avoids the head kick by Satosari.
Satosari keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Avitan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Avitan 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 Satosari has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Satosari and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Satosari scores with a nice body kick.
Satosari tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Avitan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Satosari misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Satosari in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Satosari is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A leg kick checked by Satosari.
Satosari tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Anti Satosari seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Avitan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Avitan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Satosari throws a push kick but Avitan slaps the foot to one side.
Satosari moves into the clinch.
Satosari misses with an elbow over the top.
Satosari throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Avitan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Satosari lands with a left to the head.
Satosari throws an elbow but it misses.
Satosari misses with an elbow strike.
Avitan stalling the fight.
Satosari trying to land knees to the body.
Avitan throws a head punch that misses.
Satosari tries to land knees in the clinch but Avitan avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Avitan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Satosari throws an elbow that misses.
Satosari throws an elbow but it misses.
Avitan takes an elbow to the temple.
Satosari letting Avitan take a breather here.
Avitan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Avitan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Satosari.
Satosari lands a left hand that snaps the head of Avitan backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Avitan.
Avitan digs a right hand into Satosari's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Satosari's gas tank.
Satosari is breathing heavily.
Avitan struggles to land a body shot inside as Satosari controls his hands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice right hand lands inside from Satosari.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Avitan.
Avitan blocks the elbow strike.
Avitan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Avitan avoiding damage as Satosari throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anti Satosari showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Yossi Avitan's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Satosari waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Avitan.
Satosari moves into range and clinches up with Avitan.
Avitan scores with a shot to the side of Satosari's head.
Avitan manages to break the clinch.
Avitan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Satosari misses with a double jab.
Satosari lands with a nice body kick.
Avitan blocks a head kick by Satosari.
Satosari's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Avitan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Satosari scrambles back to his feet.
Satosari looks to land a left hand but Avitan moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Avitan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Avitan moves out of range as Satosari throws a body kick.
Satosari misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Avitan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Satosari throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd cheers as Avitan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Satosari doesn't seem phased though.
Satosari goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
It looks like Avitan has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Avitan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Satosari was well out of range. Poor timing from Avitan.
Yossi Avitan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Satosari on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A bone on bone clash there as Satosari blocks the leg kick.
Satosari throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Satosari takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A telegraphed right hand from Satosari misses the target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Avitan.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Avitan lands a right hook to the body.
Satosari takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Avitan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Satosari.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Satosari uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Avitan.
Satosari moves in looking to clinch but Avitan pushes him off.
Satosari tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Avitan misses with a double jab.
Avitan scores with a leg kick.
Avitan tried to score with a low kick but Satosari checks it.
Satosari tries to clinch there but Avitan circles away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Satosari.
Anti Satosari is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Satosari lets loose with a powerful body kick. Avitan will feel that in the morning.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Satosari.
Avitan thows a body shot but no joy.
Avitan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Avitan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Avitan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Satosari.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Satosari works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yossi Avitan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Satosari has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anti Satosari!
A very excited looking Anti Satosari made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Katsu Higashikuni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pikku Näkäräinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Näkäräinen's choice of entrance music: Juice Leskinen - Vaasankin veri vapisee. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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150 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Katsu Higashikuni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Pikku Näkäräinen!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Näkäräinen connects with a body shot that sends Higashikuni's belly button to the back.
Higashikuni misses with a hook to the body
and Näkäräinen counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Näkäräinen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Higashikuni is looking to control Näkäräinen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Higashikuni avoid being mounted?
Näkäräinen is trying to control the action in half guard but Higashikuni is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Higashikuni tries to get to full guard but Näkäräinen has control of the leg.
Näkäräinen thows a huge punch but Higashikuni dodges it nicely.
Higashikuni wants to improve his position but Näkäräinen is controlling well.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Näkäräinen working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Higashikuni wants to control but Näkäräinen is keeping busy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Näkäräinen is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Higashikuni sees it coming and defends easily.
Näkäräinen trying to pass the guard but Higashikuni defending well.
Higashikuni wants to get back to full guard.
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.
Higashikuni is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Ruumishuone, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Higashikuni has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Näkäräinen is working away from the top position though.
Näkäräinen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Higashikuni does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Higashikuni is looking to improve his position.
Higashikuni has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Näkäräinen is working away from the top position though.
Higashikuni wants to get back to full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Higashikuni takes a jab right on the kisser.
Näkäräinen swings for the body but Higashikuni moves out of range.
A low kick from Higashikuni is predictable there
and Näkäräinen counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Näkäräinen stopping the sweep attempt from Higashikuni.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Näkäräinen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Higashikuni swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Näkäräinen wants to control from the top but Higashikuni keeps moving.
Näkäräinen looking to pass the guard.
Higashikuni utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Näkäräinen sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Higashikuni's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Higashikuni is looking for a sweep. Näkäräinen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Higashikuni is working hard here to advance position.
Higashikuni moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Näkäräinen won't allow Higashikuni to sweep him here.
Näkäräinen throws a big right hand that misses.
Higashikuni looking for subs off his back but Näkäräinen has passed one foot through into half guard.
Näkäräinen working the head and body with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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. Näkäräinen connects with a nice short shot to Higashikuni's temple.
Higashikuni keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Näkäräinen is stalling here. Higashikuni is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Näkäräinen seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Higashikuni has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Higashikuni throwing strikes but Näkäräinen manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Higashikuni is looking for a sweep.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Higashikuni is not content to let Näkäräinen control the position.
Näkäräinen has hold of Higashikuni's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Higashikuni tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Näkäräinen cranks the arm and Higashikuni screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Higashikuni, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Pikku Näkäräinen!
Pikku Näkäräinen thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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FIGHT
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