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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jani Tokkola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bullock James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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176 lbs
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Solid Muay Thai
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jani Tokkola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bullock James!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tokkola misses with a combination
and James counters with a one-two to the body.
Tokkola throws a right and a left that James avoids nicely.
Some wild striking there from James.
James throws a series of punches but Tokkola avoids them all with ease.
Tokkola swinging wildly here.
Tokkola tries to close the distance and clinch up but James swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tokkola lands a nice looking kick to the body. James takes a step back to recover.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tokkola looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
James throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
James tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tokkola swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tokkola pushes James up against the cage in a clinch.
Tokkola's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tokkola works James's body with a nice hook.
Tokkola is breathing heavily.
James misses with a two punch combination.
Tokkola wants to clinch.
Tokkola tries to clinch but fails miserably
and James counters with a series of strikes. Tokkola will be more careful next time no doubt.
James has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A slapping body kick lands there for James.
James goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
James misses with a body kick.
James avoids the head kick by Tokkola.
James keeps the fight on the outside.
Tokkola wants to clinch up but James keeps it at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tokkola tries to clinch up but James circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James scores with a one two! Tokkola had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
James throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
James gets tackled into the cage by Tokkola. Tokkola maintains the clinch.
Tokkola looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tokkola has had enough of the clinch but James keeps him there for the moment.
Tokkola breaks from the clinch.
James is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
James throws a shot to the body.
James works over Tokkola's head and body with a nice combination.
Tokkola does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
James misses with the combination.
Tokkola pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tokkola throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
James misses with a double jab.
James tries to bum rush Tokkola with a series of wild strikes but Tokkola uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sloppy strikes from James. Those never looked like landing.
Nice body punch from James.
Tokkola takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Tokkola is looking to clinch but James is avoiding it.
James lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jani Tokkola seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
James with a body punch. A glancing blow.
No joy there for James, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
James is working the combinations to good effect here.
James takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
James throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
James misses with a kick to the body.
James blocks a head kick by Tokkola.
James swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tokkola misses with a low kick.
James throws a right and a left that Tokkola avoids nicely.
Tokkola misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tokkola rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and James cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
James misses with the combination.
James blocks a head kick by Tokkola.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bullock James dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tokkola wants to slow James down by chopping away at his legs.
Tokkola throws a half hearted mid kick.
James swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
James tries to land a front kick but Tokkola steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tokkola misses with a body kick.
James fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
James misses with a few strikes there.
Tokkola circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tokkola misses with an attempted mid kick.
No joy there for James, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
James throws a combination. Tokkola tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
James takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
James circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tokkola takes the fight into the clinch.
Tokkola tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tokkola throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tokkola looks to throw an elbow but misses.
James goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tokkola's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A left lands for James.
James scores with a decent looking hook.
James lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tokkola circles away quickly and effectively.
James swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
James throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tokkola.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James checks the leg kick nicely there.
James throws the kick towards the body but Tokkola avoids it.
James keeps the fight on the outside.
James goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
James throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
James circles away from the clinch attempt.
Good leg kick by Tokkola there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
James throws a series of punches but Tokkola avoids them all with ease.
Tokkola clinches with his opponent.
Tokkola lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tokkola's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tokkola throws a head kick but James moves out of range.
James fails in his attempt to clinch.
James lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tokkola circles away quickly and effectively.
Tokkola takes the fight into the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tokkola throws an elbow but misses.
James struggles to land a body shot inside as Tokkola controls his hands.
James is trying to force a seperation but Tokkola has the dominant position.
Tokkola pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
James looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tokkola throws a quick inside leg kick.
James tries to clinch but Tokkola moves out of range.
Tokkola wants to clinch up but James keeps it at a distance.
James throws a nice looking combination but Tokkola bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
James misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Some wild striking there from Tokkola.
Jani Tokkola is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
James circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tokkola gets a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tokkola avoids a wild elbow strike from James.
Tokkola escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tokkola 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.
Nice shot lands for James.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jani Tokkola will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
James circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tokkola is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tokkola takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
James avoids the body shot from Tokkola.
James misses with a two punch combination.
James on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
James pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tokkola scores with a leg kick.
James looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tokkola looks for the body kick but James saw that one coming.
The fight stays on the outside here - James looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tokkola throws a left and a right that both miss
and James finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tokkola connects with a body shot that sends James's belly button to the back.
James fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
James throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
James throws a one two combo.
James throws a sloppy head kick and Tokkola moves out of range easily.
Tokkola misses with a leg kick.
James misses with a two punch combination.
James showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tokkola.
James lands with a nice combination. Tokkola backs away looking to recover.
James uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tokkola.
Bullock James seems to be getting the better of the standup.
James dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Danga de danga de dang - James scores with a four punch combination!
James tries to clinch but Tokkola moves out of range.
Tokkola pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tokkola is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
James gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Tokkola counters with a flying knee. Nice.
James moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Tokkola throws a nice looking combination but James bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
James throws the kick towards the body but Tokkola avoids it.
James is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
James tries to clinch up.
Tokkola closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
James keeps control of Tokkola as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tokkola can't break the clinch.
Tokkola just leaning against James, taking a breather.
James wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tokkola has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from James fails to land.
Tokkola misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tokkola breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tokkola takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
James throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
James shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Tokkola eats them both and turns towards James to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
James feints a jab promting Tokkola to slip. James then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Tokkola slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
James keeps the fight on the outside.
James lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by James.
Tokkola looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
James fails to land with a series of punches.
Tokkola has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
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.
Tokkola is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
James takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bullock James comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think James 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bullock James!
After winning the bout, Bullock James thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Jani Tokkola had this to say: 'That was only bad luck, I'm still the best.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lowieke De Vos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalle Kolmiokuristus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think De Vos might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Hatsjikidee. Kolmiokuristus has chosen bad boy - cascada as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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214 lbs
31 - 26 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lowieke De Vos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalle Kolmiokuristus!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kolmiokuristus takes one to the chin there.
It looks like Kalle Kolmiokuristus has been cut.
Kolmiokuristus thows a body shot but no joy.
Kolmiokuristus drops his hands momentarily and De Vos takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kolmiokuristus has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
De Vos lands with a hook. Kolmiokuristus tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kolmiokuristus throws out a loose jab but De Vos uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've been told by De Vos's head coaches at Outlaws Clubhouse that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kolmiokuristus with a nice cross.
Kolmiokuristus moves away from the strike by De Vos.
Kolmiokuristus slips under a jab from De Vos.
Kolmiokuristus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kolmiokuristus darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
De Vos looks to land a left hand but Kolmiokuristus moved out of range nicely.
Kolmiokuristus fails to land with a series of punches.
De Vos scores with a three punch combo!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big left from De Vos misses.
Kolmiokuristus lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but De Vos circles away quickly and effectively.
A punch combination from Kolmiokuristus misses.
Kolmiokuristus moves out of range as De Vos strikes.
De Vos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolmiokuristus shoots in looking for a takedown but De Vos manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kolmiokuristus's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
De Vos dips to his left and cracks Kolmiokuristus with an uppercut!
Kolmiokuristus shoots in but De Vos avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kolmiokuristus tries to score a power double leg takedown but De Vos sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kolmiokuristus somewhat.
Lowieke De Vos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kalle Kolmiokuristus.
De Vos smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That has opened up Kalle Kolmiokuristus's cut even more.
De Vos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kolmiokuristus throws a hook but De Vos avoids it easily.
De Vos is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
De Vos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kolmiokuristus throws a hook to the side of De Vos's head but De Vos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
De Vos throws a head kick that misses.
Kolmiokuristus dives in and grabs De Vos's left leg, looking for a takedown. De Vos pushes down on Kolmiokuristus's head and hops out.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Vos missing with a left hand there. Kolmiokuristus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kolmiokuristus moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by De Vos.
Kolmiokuristus goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kolmiokuristus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Vos.
De Vos connects with a crisp jab.
Kolmiokuristus looks to land a left hand but De Vos moved out of range nicely.
De Vos throws a jab but it's blocked by Kolmiokuristus.
Nice shot lands for De Vos.
De Vos lands with a straight right. Kolmiokuristus didn't see that one coming.
Kolmiokuristus misses with a takedown attempt - De Vos sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
De Vos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Vos stuns Kolmiokuristus with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kolmiokuristus misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
De Vos leaves Kolmiokuristus with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
De Vos is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kolmiokuristus tries to clinch there but De Vos circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from De Vos, right into the meat.
De Vos cracks Kolmiokuristus with an open hand slap.
Kolmiokuristus blocks a jab.
Kolmiokuristus lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kolmiokuristus closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Vos. Kolmiokuristus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kolmiokuristus swinging wildly here.
De Vos jabs at Kolmiokuristus's body.
De Vos looks to score with a jab to the body but Kolmiokuristus is just out of range.
Kolmiokuristus is trying desperately to land a takedown but De Vos is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Kolmiokuristus.
De Vos wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Vos misses with a looping right.
A jab lands there for De Vos.
The cut above Kalle Kolmiokuristus's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
De Vos digs a good body shot into Kolmiokuristus's ribs.
Kolmiokuristus takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Vos scores with a leg kick.
Kolmiokuristus misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
De Vos throws out a loose jab but Kolmiokuristus uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Vos throws a body punch but Kolmiokuristus moves out of range.
De Vos misses with an uppercut
and Kolmiokuristus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lowieke De Vos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
De Vos misses with a hook. Kolmiokuristus ducked under it nicely.
Kolmiokuristus takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kolmiokuristus shoots in but no luck this time.
Kolmiokuristus misses with a straight right.
De Vos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Vos lands a nice shot to the body.
Kolmiokuristus misses with a two punch combination.
A telegraphed right hand from De Vos misses the target.
De Vos throws a hook but Kolmiokuristus blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lowieke De Vos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kalle Kolmiokuristus's cut.
That's time! De Vos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kolmiokuristus throws a combination but it was largely blocked by De Vos.
Kolmiokuristus lands a nice shot that snaps De Vos's head back.
Kolmiokuristus throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kolmiokuristus throws a jab when De Vos was well out of range.
Kolmiokuristus misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A big left from De Vos misses.
Lowieke De Vos is winning the standup battle so far.
De Vos misses with a wild body shot.
Kolmiokuristus shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has De Vos pinned against the cage. De Vos gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kolmiokuristus gets cracked with a nice right hand there by De Vos.
A swing and a miss from De Vos.
De Vos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kolmiokuristus misses with a straight left.
Kalle Kolmiokuristus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kolmiokuristus moves to clinch but De Vos breaks away
and De Vos counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Vos throws the left hand but Kolmiokuristus avoids the punch easily.
De Vos scoring well with a low kick there.
Kolmiokuristus rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but De Vos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
De Vos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kolmiokuristus can do to turn this around?
Kolmiokuristus gets cracked with a nice right hand there by De Vos.
Kolmiokuristus throws a hook but De Vos blocks it.
Kolmiokuristus darts in looking for a takedown but De Vos gets double underhooks and turns Kolmiokuristus into the cage.
Lowieke De Vos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kalle Kolmiokuristus.
De Vos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kalle Kolmiokuristus's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
De Vos prevents a takedown attempt there.
De Vos landing knees to the body.
Kolmiokuristus is breathing heavily.
De Vos digs a right hand into Kolmiokuristus's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kolmiokuristus's gas tank.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Vos lands a nice knee to the body.
De Vos scores with a shot to the side of Kolmiokuristus's head.
A short right from De Vos.
De Vos with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kolmiokuristus is rocked!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kalle Kolmiokuristus's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Lowieke De Vos!
An out of breath Lowieke De Vos 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Kato Aspenia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reino Tolonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reino Tolonen is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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157 lbs
17 - 12 - 0 |
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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
17 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kato Aspenia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Reino Tolonen!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aspenia shoots and misses
and Tolonen holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Tolonen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A frustrated look appears on Aspenia's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Aspenia wants a takedown but no success here.
Tolonen has Aspenia pressed against the cage, preventing Aspenia from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tolonen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Tolonen receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Aspenia tries to circle away but Tolonen has him pinned against the cage.
Aspenia wants to break free but Tolonen has control.
Tolonen lands an uppercut.
Aspenia struggles to land a body shot inside as Tolonen controls his hands.
Aspenia can't break the clinch.
Aspenia is trying to break the clinch but Tolonen has him pressed against the cage.
Aspenia misses with a body punch.
Tolonen looking to throw knees to the head but Aspenia is blocking nicely.
Tolonen misses with an elbow over the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tolonen gets through Aspenia's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Tolonen.
Tolonen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tolonen misses with a knee to the head.
Tolonen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Aspenia is defending well for now.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tolonen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tolonen stalling.
Aspenia working hard to break the clinch.
Aspenia throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tolonen blocks it with crossed arms.
Tolonen has Aspenia pressed against the cage, preventing Aspenia from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tolonen effectively controlling the action here.
Tolonen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Aspenia wants to get back to striking at distance but Tolonen won't allow it.
A short right from Tolonen on the inside.
Tolonen lands with a left to the head.
Tolonen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tolonen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Aspenia tries to break the clinch but Tolonen is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen tries a body shot but Aspenia blocks it.
Tolonen lands a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tolonen with a knee to the head.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Tolonen 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.
Tolonen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tolonen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tolonen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tolonen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Aspenia is trying to break the clinch but Tolonen is controlling him.
Tolonen keeps control of Aspenia as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tolonen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tolonen lands a hook that snaps the head of Aspenia backwards.
Tolonen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Aspenia being controlled against the cage.
Aspenia tries to score a body lock takedown but Tolonen shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kato Aspenia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aspenia breaks the clinch.
Tolonen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aspenia clinches.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tolonen - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Aspenia connects with a knee to the head.
Aspenia is trying to break the clinch but Tolonen is controlling him.
Aspenia misses with a body punch.
Stalling in the clinch from Tolonen.
Knees to the body from Tolonen.
Tolonen taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Tolonen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tolonen.
Tolonen gets through Aspenia's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Aspenia effectively controlling the action here.
Tolonen is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Aspenia gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Tolonen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Aspenia avoids it.
Aspenia changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tolonen fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Tolonen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Reino Tolonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aspenia misses with a low kick.
Tolonen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tolonen has Aspenia up against the cage in a clinch.
Aspenia is trying to force a seperation but Tolonen has the dominant position.
Tolonen connects with a knee to the head.
Tolonen scores with a shoulder strike.
Aspenia takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tolonen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tolonen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tolonen trying to land knees to the body.
Tolonen lands a shoulder strike.
Tolonen effectively controlling the action here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tolonen crunches a lovely knee into Aspenia's ribcage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reino Tolonen 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.
Aspenia misses with a body shot.
Tolonen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tolonen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Aspenia fails with the takedown.
Aspenia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tolonen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tolonen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Aspenia throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tolonen's waist but Tolonen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Aspenia off to one side.
Donk. Tolonen catches Aspenia right on the button with a cross.
Aspenia looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Aspenia takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tolonen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Aspenia stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sloppy strikes from Aspenia. Those never looked like landing.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tolonen.
Aspenia is rocked!
Kato Aspenia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tolonen shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Aspenia takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Tolonen sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Aspenia bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Reino Tolonen!
An out of breath and clearly excited Reino Tolonen thanked FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arvi Rausku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Calvin Duran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rausku comes to the cage accompanied by Notkea Rotta - Taas Lähtee Taju . The crowd seem to be enjoying Duran's choice of entrance music: Seven devils - Florence. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 33 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Arvi Rausku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Calvin Duran!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duran connects with an inside leg kick.
Duran looks to land a left hand but Rausku moved out of range nicely.
Duran connects with an inside leg kick.
Rausku dives in for a single leg takedown but Duran sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Duran tries to work over Rausku's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
I was talking to Rausku's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Rausku takes a shot to the head.
Duran with a knee to the head.
Rausku turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Duran is looking for a sweep.
Rausku with the ground and pound but Duran regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Rausku is looking for a kimura here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rausku wants to work for an arm triangle but Duran is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Rausku is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Duran defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duran gets full guard.
Duran is pulling down on Rausku's head. It's preventing any offense from Rausku, at least for the moment.
Duran wants to control the position but Rausku says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rausku is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Rausku trying to mount his opponent but Duran defends it.
Rausku throwing shots but Duran is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rausku wants to work for an arm triangle but Duran is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Rausku seems to be working for a kimura but Duran defends the submission attempt.
Rausku stops Duran from getting back to his feet.
Rausku is keen to just control but Duran is a slippery customer.
Duran is trying to stand.
Duran gets full guard.
Duran told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Rausku throws an elbow that misses. Duran uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rausku's guard. Nice move by Duran!
Rausku has Duran pulled in close to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Duran is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Duran stops Rausku from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Duran decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
A shot to the liver by Duran. Beautiful body shot.
Duran throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rausku on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duran throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rausku sees it coming and avoids it easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Duran.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Duran.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duran's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rausku under the eye.
Duran scores with a jab.
Good shot there by Rausku.
Duran dips to his left and cracks Rausku with an uppercut!
Duran stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A shot to the liver by Rausku. Beautiful body shot.
Duran lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rausku at a distance.
Rausku changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Duran tries to avoid it but Rausku manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Duran to the ground. Duran escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Duran scores with a jab.
Duran thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Rausku if he has to take too many more of those.
Rausku is breathing heavily.
A jab from Duran does it's job there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Calvin Duran dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Duran connects with a jab.
Rausku misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Duran.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rausku is defended easily by Duran.
A combination from Duran does no damage.
Duran misses the shot to the body.
Rausku tries for a takedown but Duran sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Duran dips to his left and cracks Rausku with an uppercut!
Rausku shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Duran defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arvi Rausku. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Duran uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rausku.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rausku gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duran has managed to clinch.
Duran lands a nice knee to the body.
Duran lands an elbow just above Rausku 's eye.
It looks like Arvi Rausku has been cut.
Rausku letting Duran take a breather here.
Duran lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rausku or not.
Duran lands a shoulder strike.
The referee calls for Duran to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duran lands a body punch.
Duran lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Duran lands with a right to the head.
Duran scores with a nice hook to the head.
Duran lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rausku backwards.
Duran lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Duran.
Duran scores with a nice hook to the head.
Duran is struggling to control the position.
Duran lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duran stalling in the clinch.
Duran softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rausku fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Duran lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rausku is rocked!
Duran lands a big right hand that sends Rausku to the canvas! This could be the beginning of the end for Rausku!
Oh Rausku is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Duran decides to return to a standing position.
Rausku takes a body punch but keeps moving.
BAM! Duran delivers a spinning backfist that drops Rausku like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Calvin Duran!
Calvin Duran 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timo Vasconcelos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vasconcelos has chosen Sveriges elit as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 23 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jorge Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Timo Vasconcelos!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasconcelos cracks Cruz with a right hand to the side of the head.
Vasconcelos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cruz has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Wolfschanze in the buildup to the fight.
Vasconcelos's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Vasconcelos duly obliges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cruz darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Vasconcelos tests Cruz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vasconcelos misses with a looping right.
A telegraphed right hand from Cruz misses the target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cruz darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cruz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vasconcelos counters with a series of strikes. Cruz will be more careful next time no doubt.
It looks like Jorge Cruz has been cut.
Cruz throws a big shot that misses.
Cruz thows a body shot but no joy.
Cruz throws a sloppy head kick
and Vasconcelos counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Vasconcelos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cruz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasconcelos tries a head kick but it misses.
Vasconcelos throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cruz throws a solid leg kick but Vasconcelos takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cruz.
Cruz throws a looping overhand right but Vasconcelos ducks down to avoid it.
Vasconcelos has Cruz up against the cage in a clinch.
Cruz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Vasconcelos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vasconcelos is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cruz avoiding damage as Vasconcelos throws knees to the body.
Cruz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vasconcelos lands a high kick!
Vasconcelos misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasconcelos on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cruz missing with a left hand there. Vasconcelos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cruz really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Vasconcelos's corner calls for a 1-2. Vasconcelos obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
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!
Nice shot by Cruz.
Vasconcelos defending well as Cruz loads up on a big left hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Cruz misses the target.
Jorge Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cruz misses the shot to the body.
A big right from Cruz misses.
A jab from Vasconcelos misses.
Cruz throws a hook but Vasconcelos blocks it.
Cruz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cruz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasconcelos looks to score with a jab to the body but Cruz is just out of range.
Vasconcelos lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cruz's sensitive parts.
Vasconcelos misses with a leg kick
and Vasconcelos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cruz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vasconcelos.
Vasconcelos tries a head kick but it misses.
Cruz misses with a looping left.
Vasconcelos moves forwards but Cruz connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Vasconcelos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cruz moves away.
Cruz throws a leg kick but Vasconcelos sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Vasconcelos throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vasconcelos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vasconcelos's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cruz connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Vasconcelos scrambles back to his feet.
Vasconcelos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cruz throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz keeps the fight on the outside.
Cruz lands a nice looking body shot.
A jab from Vasconcelos misses.
Cruz is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A big right from Vasconcelos misses.
Vasconcelos takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cruz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vasconcelos.
Cruz misses with a lunging right hand
and Vasconcelos counters with a good low kick that Cruz was not able to check.
Vasconcelos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cruz.
Vasconcelos slips under a jab.
Vasconcelos ducks right into an uppercut from Cruz.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cruz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Vasconcelos's hands.
Cruz throws a poor cross that misses
and Vasconcelos counters with a nice leg kick.
Vasconcelos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jorge Cruz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jorge Cruz's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cruz misses with a hook
and Vasconcelos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cruz sends Vasconcelos crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Cruz is motioning to the referee to let Vasconcelos up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Vasconcelos is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vasconcelos moves into the clinch.
Cruz prevents Vasconcelos from breaking the clinch.
Vasconcelos connects with a knee to the head.
Cruz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice shot lands for Cruz.
Cruz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cruz dips to his left and cracks Vasconcelos with an uppercut!
Vasconcelos is still on wobbly legs! Can Cruz finish him?
Cruz takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Vasconcelos seems to have recovered his senses.
Vasconcelos misses with a straight right.
Cruz tries a head kick but it misses.
Vasconcelos throws a push kick but Cruz slaps the foot to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Vasconcelos digs a good body shot into Cruz's ribs.
Jorge Cruz is winning the standup battle so far.
Cruz throws a low kick but Vasconcelos moves out of range easily.
Cruz swats away the attempt to clinch by Vasconcelos.
Vasconcelos misses with a right hand
and Cruz counters with a nice low kick that buckles Vasconcelos's knee momentarily.
Cruz connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cruz looks to land a right hand but Vasconcelos moved out of range.
Cruz feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Vasconceloss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cruz uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vasconcelos lands a nice shot to the body.
Cruz connects with a stiff jab that staggers Vasconcelos - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jorge Cruz!
After the fight, Jorge Cruz was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Helio James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kake Nyrkki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James comes to the cage accompanied by Limp Bizkit Eat You Alive. Helio James has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Helio James!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Kake Nyrkki!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James checks a low kick from Nyrkki.
James scores with a nice strike.
It looks like Kake Nyrkki has been cut.
James seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
James fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nyrkki manages to avoid it.
Good work by James as he checks the leg kick.
Nyrkki throws a chopping leg kick but James manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nyrkki throws a sloppy head kick and James moves out of range easily.
James feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nyrkkis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nyrkki throws a sloppy head kick and James moves out of range easily.
James rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nyrkki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
James throws a head kick that misses.
Nyrkki blocks a jab.
Nyrkki scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
James comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
James ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nyrkki moves away.
James misses with a head kick.
Nyrkki takes a swing at James's ribcage but misses.
Kake Nyrkki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nyrkki scores with a jab to the head.
It looks like Helio James has been cut.
A right-left combo lands from Nyrkki.
James misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nyrkki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nyrkki tries to close the distance and clinch up but James swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nyrkki.
Helio James is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nyrkki scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. James doesn't seem bothered though.
Nyrkki scores with a hook.
A big left from Nyrkki misses.
Nyrkki fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nyrkki lands with an uppercut that bounces James off the cage and back into range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nyrkki.
James lands with a slapping head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nyrkki getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
James does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nyrkki throws a low kick but James avoids it.
Nyrkki shoots in and drives through. James sprawls well.
James swings and misses with a hook to the body.
James misses with a straight right.
James slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nyrkki takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nyrkki avoids the head kick by James.
James lands a glancing blow to the side of Nyrkki's head.
James fails with an attempt to clinch.
James thumps Nyrkki with a low kick.
Nyrkki scores with a jab.
James misses with a wild body shot.
James checks a leg kick.
Nyrkki ducks under a wild hook from James.
Nyrkki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by James.
James lands with a nice body kick.
Nyrkki connects with a leg kick. James looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nyrkki tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
James misses with a double jab.
James throws a head kick but Nyrkki moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nyrkki scores with the left hand. James knows he should have avoided that one.
Nyrkki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from James.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nyrkki. That's going to slow James down.
Nyrkki throws a big shot that misses.
James checks a low kick from Nyrkki.
James cracks Nyrkki with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nyrkki cracks James with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nyrkki misses with a low kick.
Nyrkki is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! James had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
James avoids the head kick by Nyrkki.
James scores with a hook to the body. Nyrkki takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
James swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nyrkki makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
James lands a really nice looking cross but Nyrkki seems unphased.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice jab there from Nyrkki.
Nyrkki on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nyrkki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nyrkki dips to his left and cracks James with an uppercut!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nyrkki buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A combination from James does no damage.
Nyrkki scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nyrkki jabs James to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nyrkki throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nyrkki takes a shot to the body in his stride.
James walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nyrkki scores with a head kick. James tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Nyrkki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but James moves away.
James bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nyrkki looks to land a body kick but James moved away.
James throws a low kick but Nyrkki moves out of range easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
James punishes Nyrkki's body with a nice straight punch.
Nyrkki swings for the body but James moves out of range.
Nyrkki looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kake Nyrkki dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nyrkki.
Nyrkki lands a lovely overhand right.
Nyrkki scores with a nice body kick.
James throws a hook but Nyrkki avoids it easily.
James moves out of range of the strikes.
James looks to score with a jab to the body but Nyrkki is just out of range.
James swings for the body but Nyrkki moves out of range.
Nyrkki scores with a jab to the body.
James is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nyrkki.
A low kick from Nyrkki is predictable there
and James counters with a straight right hand.
James looks to throw the jab but Nyrkki is out of range.
James fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
James bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nyrkki's head backwards.
Nice uppercut there from Nyrkki.
Nyrkki uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nyrkki lands a glancing blow to the side of James's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nyrkki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nyrkki.
James is rocked!
Nyrkki lands a lovely overhand right.
Oh James is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nyrkki drops James with a naaaaasty hook - James is in real trouble here! Nyrkki dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kake Nyrkki!
Kake Nyrkki is the new welterweight champion!
Kake Nyrkki gave a mention to FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trouble Some (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simba Burns Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burns Jr has chosen Thuggish Ruggish Bone as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Trouble Some!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Simba Burns Jr!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some tries to clinch but Burns Jr moves out of range.
Some looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Burns Jr forces Some back against the cage and clinches.
Some misses with some punches.
Burns Jr lands a shoulder strike.
Burns Jr throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short left from Some.
Some misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Burns Jr lands an uppercut.
Some is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Burns Jr pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Some pushes Burns Jr back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
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!
Burns Jr gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Some.
Some controlling the action here for a moment.
Burns Jr is trying to break the clinch but Some is controlling him.
Some tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Burns Jr's elbow.
Burns Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Burns Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Some moves in looking to clinch but Burns Jr pushes him off.
Burns Jr wants to clinch up but Some keeps it at a distance.
Some checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Burns Jr looks for the body kick but Some saw that one coming.
Burns Jr rushes Some and presses him up against the cage.
Burns Jr working aggressively here.
Some has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Burns Jr is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trouble Some. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Burns Jr is trying to break the clinch but Some has him pressed against the cage.
Burns Jr working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Burns Jr blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Burns Jr softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Burns Jr working aggressively here.
Some blocking some punches.
Burns Jr lands a shot to the body.
Burns Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burns Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Burns Jr throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Some's head.
Some misses with a low kick.
Some throws a hook but Burns Jr avoids it easily.
Simba Burns Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns Jr moves in looking to clinch but Some pushes him off.
Burns Jr throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Some is looking to slow Burns Jr down with leg kicks.
Burns Jr throws a half hearted mid kick.
Some looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Some will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Some with a hook.
Some throws a lazy head kick
and Burns Jr counters with a nice body kick.
Burns Jr moves into the clinch.
Burns Jr gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Some.
A frustrated look appears on Some's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Burns Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Burns Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Some paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Burns Jr thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Some if he has to take too many more of those.
Burns Jr is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns Jr is looking to chop away at Some's legs.
A cross from Some lands.
Some checks a low kick from Burns Jr.
Some attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Burns Jr takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Some looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Some swats away the attempt to clinch by Burns Jr.
Burns Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Burns Jr darts in trying to clinch
and Some counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Burns Jr moves in looking to clinch but Some pushes him off.
Burns Jr sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Some dives in and grabs Burns Jr's left leg, looking for a takedown. Burns Jr pushes down on Some's head and hops out.
Burns Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Some.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some scores with a nice body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burns Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
Some checks a leg kick.
Some lands a jab.
Burns Jr moves out of range of the body kick from Some.
Burns Jr throws a wild body kick that Some sees coming a mile off.
Some throws the kick towards the body but Burns Jr avoids it.
Burns Jr connects with a body shot that sends Some's belly button to the back.
Some pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Some cracks Burns Jr with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Burns Jr tries to clinch up.
Some defending well as Burns Jr loads up on a big left hand.
Some checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Burns Jr misses with an attempted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Simba Burns Jr will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Some keeps the fight on the outside.
Burns Jr misses with a hook.
Burns Jr wants to clinch up but Some keeps it at a distance.
Some dodges the punch combination from Burns Jr.
Burns Jr blocks a jab.
Some is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Some avoids the head kick by Burns Jr.
Some throws a leg kick but Burns Jr sees it coming and moves out of range.
Burns Jr misses with a body kick.
Some is looking to land body kicks.
Some throws an overhand right that lands on Burns Jr's shoulder, as Burns Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Burns Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Some moves out of range easily.
Some scores with a kick to the midsection.
Some connects with a jab.
Burns Jr moves forwards but Some connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Some is looking to land body kicks.
Some throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns Jr ducks right into an uppercut from Some.
Burns Jr connects with a body shot.
Burns Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Some swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Burns Jr drives through and clinches with Some against the cage.
Some cracks Burns Jr with a nice body shot.
Some goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Burns Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Some keeps control of Burns Jr as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Burns Jr prevents a body shot from Some.
Some drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Burns Jr breaks the clinch.
Some forces Burns Jr back against the cage and clinches.
Simba Burns Jr seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Burns Jr manages to break the clinch.
Burns Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Burns Jr checks a leg kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns Jr wants to clinch up but Some keeps it at a distance.
Burns Jr on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burns Jr lands a head kick. Some smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Some fails with an attempt to clinch.
Burns Jr swings widly with a right hand
and Some counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Burns Jr is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Burns Jr takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Some throws a leg kick but Burns Jr checks it.
Good leg kick by Some there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Some lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Some slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Some misses with a low kick.
Burns Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Some throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Some, as that shot connected.
Burns Jr fails with the takedown.
Burns Jr is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some closes the distance and pushes Burns Jr back into the cage.
Burns Jr is trying to force a seperation but Some has the dominant position.
Some wants to stall.
A short right from Some.
Some has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Burns Jr is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
With the fighters up against the cage, Burns Jr throws an elbow but misses.
Burns Jr breaks the clinch.
Burns Jr tries to clinch but Some is having none of it.
Some scores with a jab.
Some checks a low kick from Burns Jr.
Some fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Burns Jr checks it well.
Burns Jr tries to clinch up.
Burns Jr wants to clinch up but Some keeps it at a distance.
Burns Jr throws a half hearted mid kick.
Some misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns Jr moves into the clinch successfully.
Some trying to stall but Burns Jr improves his position.
Some misses with a hook to the ribs.
Some tries a body shot but Burns Jr blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burns Jr tries to work over Some's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Burns Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Burns Jr throws a half hearted mid kick.
Some doesn't manage to clinch there - Burns Jr circles away.
Burns Jr tries to clinch up.
Burns Jr jabs Some to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Some blocks a leg kick.
Some throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Some steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Burns Jr.
Some circles away from the clinch attempt.
Burns Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Some.
Burns Jr slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trouble Some dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Some slips a jab and a cross from Burns Jr.
Some moves into range and clinches up with Burns Jr.
Burns Jr lands a hook to the side of the head.
Burns Jr breaks from the clinch.
Trouble Some is winning the standup battle so far.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Burns Jr, right into the meat.
Burns Jr lands a head shot.
Some is looking to clinch but Burns Jr is avoiding it.
Burns Jr tries to clinch up but Some circles away and keeps his distance.
Some throws the left hand but Burns Jr avoids the punch easily.
Some swats away the attempt to clinch by Burns Jr.
Some looks for the body kick but Burns Jr saw that one coming.
Burns Jr is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Burns Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
Burns Jr throws a head kick but Some moves out of range.
A lazy left from Some finds it's target.
Some is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns Jr throws a half hearted mid kick.
Burns Jr blocks the body kick.
Burns Jr throws the kick towards the body but Some avoids it.
Burns Jr tries to clinch but Some is having none of it.
Burns Jr wants to clinch.
Some misses with a body shot.
Some cracks Burns Jr with a good jab.
Burns Jr lands with a kick to the temple. Some shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Some fails with an attempt to clinch.
Some misses with a wild body shot.
Burns Jr ducks under a wild hook from Some.
Some throws a push kick but Burns Jr slaps the foot to one side.
Burns Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Burns Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Some circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Some takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Burns Jr instigates a clinch.
Some lands a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Burns Jr's elbow.
Burns Jr breaks from the clinch.
Burns Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Some swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Burns Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Burns Jr tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Burns Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Some circles away.
Burns Jr on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Burns Jr needs to keep his hands up - Some had a free shot at his head there.
Burns Jr walks into a left hand.
Burns Jr tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Some is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some avoids a kick to the body.
Burns Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Burns Jr gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Some misses with a hook from the clinch.
Some prevents a body shot from Burns Jr.
Some misses with a body punch.
Burns Jr misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Some.
Still in the clinch, Some scores with a nice short uppercut.
Burns Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Some.
Burns Jr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stalling in the clinch from Some.
Burns Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Some taking a breather.
Burns Jr tries to throw a body punch but Some avoids it by throwing Burns Jr back against the cage.
Some ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Some no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Some has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Burns Jr can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns Jr wants to pass the guard but Some is keeping the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Some holds on and takes a little breather.
Burns Jr wants to control from the top but Some keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Some has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trouble Some clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Some is looking to slow Burns Jr down with leg kicks.
Burns Jr throws a wild body kick that Some sees coming a mile off.
Burns Jr blocks a low kick nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Burns Jr.
Some lets loose with a powerful body kick. Burns Jr will feel that in the morning.
Burns Jr throws the kick towards the body but Some avoids it.
Some is looking to land body kicks.
Burns Jr on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Burns Jr throws a head kick that misses.
Some takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Burns Jr thuds his shin into the meat of Some's side.
Some looks to throw the jab but Burns Jr is out of range.
Burns Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Some swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns Jr wants to clinch.
A slow jab from Some misses its intended target.
Burns Jr fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Burns Jr creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Some lands a left hand that snaps the head of Burns Jr backwards.
Burns Jr lands a right hand that snaps the head of Some backwards.
Some stalling against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Some.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burns Jr gets underhooks to prevent Some's takedown attempt.
Some lands a shoulder strike.
Some misses with a hook to the ribs.
Burns Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Some misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Some throws a punch but it's blocked by Burns Jr.
Burns Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Some has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Burns Jr avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Some lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Burns Jr's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice body punch from Some - that landed with a thud.
Some blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Some misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Some on the inside.
Burns Jr lands a right hand that snaps the head of Some backwards.
A body shot lands from Burns Jr.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Burns Jr scores with a hook to the body.
Burns Jr misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Some fails to land.
Burns Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Burns Jr lands with a light punch inside.
Some misses with a hook to the ribs.
Burns Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Some.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some tries to pull guard but Burns Jr holds him up against the cage and eventually Some drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trouble Some. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some is trying to push Burns Jr away but Burns Jr has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Burns Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Burns Jr is looking to chop away at Some's legs.
Burns Jr tries to clinch there but Some circles away.
Burns Jr forces Some back against the cage and clinches.
Burns Jr wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Some has him pressed against the cage.
Burns Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Some lands a nice uppercut.
Burns Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Burns Jr pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Some throws a leg kick but Burns Jr moved away.
Burns Jr is looking to clinch but Some is avoiding it.
Some 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.
Burns Jr moves out of range of the body kick from Some.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns Jr throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Some moves into range and connects with a jab.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Some.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burns Jr wants to control but Some postures up.
Some trying to control the action but Burns Jr is working from the bottom.
Some is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Burns Jr has escaped the position, nice work there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Burns Jr manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Trouble Some will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Burns Jr is looking to clinch but Some is avoiding it.
Some avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Burns Jr wants to clinch up but Some keeps it at a distance.
Some misses with a lunging right hand
and Burns Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Some, as that shot connected.
Burns Jr on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Some slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Burns Jr keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Burns Jr scores with a head kick.
Some fails in his attempt to clinch.
Some misses with a hook.
Some swats away the attempt to clinch by Burns Jr.
Some circles away from the clinch attempt.
Some gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some lets loose with a powerful body kick. Burns Jr will feel that in the morning.
Burns Jr takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Some pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Burns Jr feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Some's calf.
Some circles away from the clinch attempt.
Some blocks the body kick.
Some is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Burns Jr.
Some tries to land a front kick but Burns Jr steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Burns Jr throws a leg kick but Some moved away.
Burns Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Some swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Some takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Some tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burns Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Some.
Burns Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Burns Jr fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some misses with a low kick as Burns Jr jumps back.
Burns Jr lands with a cross.
Burns Jr defending well as Some loads up on a big left hand.
Burns Jr moves out of range of the body kick.
Burns Jr cracks Some with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Some takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The fight stays on the outside here - Burns Jr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Burns Jr looks for the body kick but Some saw that one coming.
Some scores with a leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Burns Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
No joy there for Some, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Some connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns Jr looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Burns Jr pushes Some up against the cage in a clinch.
Some drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Burns Jr gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Burns Jr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Simba Burns Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Burns Jr lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Burns Jr misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Burns Jr.
Some struggles to land a body shot inside as Burns Jr controls his hands.
Some's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Some managing to block the knees to the body from Burns Jr.
Some pushes Burns Jr back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Burns Jr is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Burns Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Burns Jr.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Some.
A head punch on the inside from Some fails to land.
Some lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some stalls.
Burns Jr tries to break free but Some pushes him back against the cage.
Burns Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Burns Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Some controls the action.
Burns Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Some is looking to take this one to the mat.
Some swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Some lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Burns Jr or not.
Burns Jr missing with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Burns Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Some avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Some throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Some avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Trouble Some.
Well Some has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 48:47
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 49:46
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trouble Some!
Trouble Some is the new light heavyweight champion!
Trouble Some spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hector Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yutaka Kanda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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195 lbs
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200 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
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hector Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yutaka Kanda!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams tries to clinch up but Kanda circles away and keeps his distance.
Kanda misses with a body kick.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kanda manages to avoid it.
Williams throws a nice inside leg kick.
Williams throws a jab when Kanda was well out of range.
Kanda throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kanda throws a head kick but Williams moves out of range.
Williams fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kanda has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've been told by Williams's head coaches at The Meat Market that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Williams looks to land a left hand but Kanda moved out of range nicely.
Kanda tried to score with a low kick but Williams checks it.
Williams staying out of range there.
Williams misses with a head kick.
Williams lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kanda avoids a punch combination nicely.
Williams bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams loads up on a big right hand but Kanda slips the punch.
Kanda displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Williams throws out the jab.
Williams tries to clinch up
letting Kanda counter with a right hand.
No joy there for Kanda, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Williams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kanda punishes Williams's body with a nice straight punch.
Kanda checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kanda throws a lazy head kick
and Williams counters with a nice body kick.
Williams sizes up Kanda with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kanda fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Williams scores with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Williams walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kanda.
Williams scores with a one two! Kanda had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Williams tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kanda manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kanda chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kanda lands a head shot.
Williams fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kanda steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Williams.
Kanda just misses with a punch to the body.
Good work by Kanda as he checks the leg kick.
Kanda works Williams's body with a nice hook.
Williams scores with a jab to the jaw.
Williams throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kanda swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kanda is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Williams rather than just go for the knockout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanda tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Williams manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Williams misses with a right hand
and Kanda counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kanda.
Williams keeping full guard, as Kanda tries to pass.
Kanda wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Yutaka Kanda wasn't active enough on the ground.
Kanda scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Williams moves into range and clinches up with Kanda.
Kanda is trying to pull guard but Williams has him pressed against the cage.
Kanda misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams misses with some punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kanda struggles to land a body shot inside as Williams controls his hands.
Kanda lands an uppercut.
Kanda misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kanda misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Williams lands a nice uppercut.
Williams misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Kanda fails to land.
Kanda misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Williams fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Yutaka Kanda will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kanda tries a head kick but it misses.
A shot to the liver by Kanda. Beautiful body shot.
Williams delivers a nice body kick.
Williams throws a hook but Kanda blocks it.
Kanda misses with a head kick.
Williams's corner calls for a 1-2. Williams obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kanda 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.
Williams throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kanda uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Williams.
Williams dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kanda tries to keep at a distance but Williams has taken the fight into the clinch.
Williams blocks a body shot from Kanda.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams throws a head punch that misses.
Kanda throws a punch but it's blocked by Williams.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanda misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kanda working aggressively here.
Kanda lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Kanda fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Kanda.
Williams swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Williams lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kanda backwards.
Kanda tries a body shot but Williams blocks it.
Kanda blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kanda tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Williams just leaning against Kanda, taking a breather.
Kanda misses with a hook from the clinch.
Williams tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Williams throws a head punch that misses.
Kanda blocks a body shot from Williams.
Kanda stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Williams blocking some punches.
Kanda swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Williams.
Kanda lands a left hand that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Yutaka Kanda seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kanda misses with a hook from the clinch.
Williams managing to block the knees to the body from Kanda.
Williams working aggressively here.
Williams tries to work over Kanda's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Williams fails to land.
Williams throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kandas head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kanda.
Williams holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Williams misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kanda misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kanda misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Kanda fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Williams.
Williams working aggressively here.
Williams scores with a shoulder strike.
Williams misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kanda pushes Williams back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kanda struggles to land a body shot inside as Williams controls his hands.
Williams misses with a punch on the inside.
Kanda has a couple of punches blocked by Williams.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kanda.
Williams blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kanda jumps guard and drags Williams to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Kanda is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Williams is aware though and is defending well.
Kanda looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Williams trying to control the position from guard on top but Kanda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kanda has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Williams can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kanda working a defensive guard but Williams manages to pass into side control anyway.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Hector Williams will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Kanda throws a head kick but Williams moves out of range.
Williams throws a hook but Kanda avoids it easily.
Williams comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kanda tried to score with a low kick but Williams checks it.
Kanda misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Williams misses the jab.
Williams throws a big shot that misses.
Kanda ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Williams misses with a kick to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Williams checks a leg kick.
Williams avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A clash of legs there as Williams blocks the low kick.
Kanda tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Williams throws a hook but Kanda blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams works the jab nicely.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kanda slips a jab from Williams.
Williams misses the jab.
Williams throws a jab when Kanda was well out of range.
Williams just misses with a punch to the body.
Williams stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kanda.
Williams takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kanda checks a leg kick.
Kanda throws a leg kick but Williams sees it coming and moves out of range.
Williams lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Williams throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kanda's head.
Kanda throws a jab but it's blocked by Williams.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams scores with a spinning back kick!
Williams drives through and clinches with Kanda against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kanda misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kanda blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kanda scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kanda jumps guard.
Kanda has his foot on Williams's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Williams works his way back into a safe position though.
Kanda working a defensive guard here.
Kanda has control of Williams's left arm, preventing Williams from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams stands up from Kanda's guard - Williams perhaps looking for a knockout.
Kanda misses with a body kick.
Kanda tries a low kick but Williams avoids it.
Williams misses with a body kick.
Williams looks to land a body kick but Kanda moved away.
Kanda tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Williams was well out of range. Poor timing from Kanda.
Kanda takes a swing at Williams's ribcage but misses.
Williams lands the left hand.
Williams looks to score with a jab to the body but Kanda is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams fakes the leg kick and cracks Kanda in the body.
Kanda slips a straight right by Williams.
Williams forces Kanda back against the cage and clinches.
Kanda lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kanda blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Kanda.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams is working Kanda over against the cage.
Williams has a couple of punches blocked by Kanda.
Williams lands a nice shot to the body.
Williams throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kanda misses with the head strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams prevents a body shot from Kanda.
Kanda blocks an uppercut.
Kanda tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Williams just stands there and leans against the cage.
Williams lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kanda backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hector Williams showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Williams has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Hector Williams!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Frank Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hidalgo Montoya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Montoya has chosen El Toro as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Hidalgo Montoya enters the cage!
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32
165 lbs
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166 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
20 - 7 - 3, fighting out of Helsinki, Frank Reynolds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hidalgo Montoya!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montoya tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reynolds was well out of range. Poor timing from Montoya.
Reynolds takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A low kick from Reynolds is predictable there
and Montoya counters with a nice body kick.
Montoya takes one on the button.
Montoya scores with a hook.
Montoya lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Montoya throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Reynolds misses with a leg kick.
Reynolds displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Hidalgo Montoya has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Montoya misses with a hook
and Reynolds counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Montoya thinking.
Reynolds looks to throw the jab but Montoya is out of range.
Reynolds throws out a leg kick but Montoya moves out of range and Reynolds only half commits.
Reynolds is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Montoya.
Montoya wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A chopping leg kick lands by Montoya.
Reynolds thows a body shot but no joy.
Montoya has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montoya will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Montoya shoots in but no luck this time.
Reynolds shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Reynolds misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Reynolds misses the shot to the body.
Reynolds lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nice shot lands for Montoya.
Reynolds connects with a single shot there.
Reynolds with a hook.
Reynolds slips a jab and a cross from Montoya.
Reynolds thows a left - swing and a miss!
Montoya shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Reynolds looking to hit a scissor sweep but Montoya is one step ahead there.
Montoya tries to free his leg and advance position but Reynolds is retaining full guard.
Montoya trying to control but Reynolds is working from the bottom.
Montoya sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Reynolds's guard.
Montoya is looking for a kimura here.
Reynolds wants to control but Montoya is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Reynolds is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Montoya is looking to take a break and control but Reynolds is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds is looking for a sweep. Montoya is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Montoya works his way into side control.
Reynolds is not content to let Montoya control the position.
Reynolds is looking for a sweep.
Reynolds struggling a bit here.
Reynolds is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Montoya off and has taken his back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Montoya rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Reynolds wants to pass to mount but Montoya is defending the position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Reynolds is stalling here. Montoya is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Reynolds seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Montoya has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montoya is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Reynolds has escaped the position, nice work there.
Montoya wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Reynolds, who protects the arm well.
Reynolds is trying to improve his position.
Montoya tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reynolds tries to improve position but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Frank Reynolds will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hidalgo Montoya's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Reynolds tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Montoya displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Reynolds throws out the jab.
Reynolds looks to throw the jab but Montoya is out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Montoya.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Montoya. Reynolds shrugs it off though.
Montoya shoots in looking for a takedown but Reynolds manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Montoya's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Montoya wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Reynolds takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Montoya drops his hands momentarily and Reynolds takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Montoya throws a low kick but Reynolds avoids it.
Reynolds slips under a jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Reynolds, right into the meat.
A nice leg kick lands there from Reynolds.
Reynolds tries to score with a low kick but Montoya moves his leg out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds checks the leg kick.
Montoya misses with a double jab.
Montoya swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Montoya takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A slow jab from Montoya misses its intended target.
Frank Reynolds is winning the standup battle so far.
Montoya misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Montoya avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Montoya misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Montoya throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Reynolds.
Montoya displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Reynolds throws out the jab.
Reynolds just misses with a punch to the body.
Montoya throws a lazy right hand but Reynolds sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Good leg kick by Reynolds there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montoya works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Montoya uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Montoya throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Reynolds.
Reynolds throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Montoya stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Reynolds throws a jab but it's blocked by Montoya.
Montoya takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Reynolds tries to close the distance and clinch but Montoya swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Reynolds is looking to chop away at Montoya's legs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Montoya misses with a two punch combination.
Reynolds misses with a straight right.
A big right from Reynolds misses.
Montoya feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Reynolds's calf.
Montoya moves out of range of the leg kick from Reynolds.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Montoya. Montoya obviously looking to wear him down.
Montoya with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Montoya scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Montoya trying to control the action but Reynolds is working from the bottom.
Montoya has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Reynolds!
Reynolds tries to reverse the position but Montoya maintains control.
Reynolds tries to hold on but Montoya postures up.
Reynolds keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Montoya trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Montoya fails to advance to Reynolds's back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds is working to get back to half guard.
Reynolds gets back to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reynolds wants to control but Montoya is keeping busy.
Montoya works his way into side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Montoya trying to control the action but Reynolds is working from the bottom.
Montoya advances to full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hidalgo Montoya showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hidalgo Montoya's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Montoya throws a quick inside leg kick.
Montoya displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Montoya slips a jab and a cross from Reynolds.
Reynolds scores with a leg kick.
Montoya takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Reynolds lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Montoya gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Reynolds.
Reynolds moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Montoya bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Reynolds's head backwards.
Reynolds misses with a series of wild punches.
Montoya gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montoya shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Montoya was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Reynolds is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Montoya seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Reynolds does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Reynolds 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.
Reynolds is looking to control Montoya's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Reynolds avoid being mounted?
Montoya wants to work for an arm triangle but Reynolds is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Montoya sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Reynolds moves into full guard.
Reynolds controls Montoya momentarily but Montoya frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montoya preventing the sweep.
Reynolds keeping moving, preventing Montoya from controlling successfully.
Montoya passes Reynolds's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reynolds trying to hold on to Montoya's head to control him but Montoya postures up.
Montoya is looking to take a break and control but Reynolds is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Reynolds trying to control here.
Montoya wants to pass the guard but Reynolds is defending well.
Montoya wants to work for an arm triangle but Reynolds is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Hidalgo Montoya has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montoya is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Reynolds defends it well.
Reynolds wants to get back to full guard.
Reynolds is staying active underneath Montoya, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Reynolds trying to hold on to Montoya's head to control him but Montoya postures up.
Reynolds is looking for a sweep. Montoya is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Montoya is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Montoya seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Reynolds is holding on tight.
Reynolds sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Reynolds keeping moving, preventing Montoya from controlling successfully.
Reynolds has control of Montoya's left arm, preventing Montoya from doing any damage.
Montoya trying to control but Reynolds is working from the bottom.
Reynolds looking to control.
Reynolds wants to sweep but no luck.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Montoya connects with an inside leg kick.
Montoya cracks Reynolds with a right hand to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Frank Reynolds.
I think Reynolds has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Reynolds!
An out of breath Frank Reynolds thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sebastien Linne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Usko Luttinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Linne comes to the cage accompanied by Arcturus - The Chaos Path. Luttinen is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by usko luttisen elämänkerta. Usko Luttinen told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sebastien Linne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Usko Luttinen!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Linne misses with the body kick
and Luttinen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Luttinen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Luttinen misses with a looping left.
We've been hearing reports that Linne has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Luttinen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Linne fails with a takedown attempt.
Linne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Luttinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Linne.
Left hook, right uppercut from Linne.
Luttinen lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Luttinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Linne lands with a good body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Luttinen with a nice cross.
Luttinen takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Luttinen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Linne counters with a nice double leg into side control. Luttinen won't be happy with that.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Linne in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linne sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Luttinen is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Luttinen is looking for a sweep.
Luttinen struggling a bit here.
Luttinen taking a bit of punishment here - Linne scoring with strikes.
Linne works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Linne wants to control but Luttinen is keeping him busy.
Linne postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Linne fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Luttinen taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linne creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Luttinen gets back to half guard.
Linne sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Luttinen defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Linne looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Linne not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Linne lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Luttinen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Luttinen trying to hold on to Linne's head to control him but Linne postures up.
Luttinen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Linne.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linne throws a strike but Luttinen avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Luttinen throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Luttinen wants to stand but Linne is controlling the position.
Linne throws an elbow that misses. Luttinen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Linne's guard. Nice move by Luttinen!
Luttinen tries to stand but Linne is controlling from the bottom.
Luttinen's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Linne looking for a sweep. Not yet Linne, not yet.
Linne lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Luttinen!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linne working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Luttinen tries to hold on but Linne pushes him away.
Linne can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Luttinen is looking to escape.
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!
Linne looking to finish with strikes here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice elbow there by Linne.
Linne landing strikes from the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sebastien Linne dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Linne lands a nice hook to Luttinen's body. Luttinen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Linne tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Linne chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Linne throws a leg kick which misses Luttinen's front leg but catches the back leg as Luttinen tries to avoid it.
Luttinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Linne was well out of range. Poor timing from Luttinen.
Linne stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Luttinen.
Luttinen throws a push kick but Linne slaps the foot to one side.
Luttinen has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Linne fails to land with a series of punches.
Linne dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Linne shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Luttinen but Luttinen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Linne lands a right hook to the body.
Luttinen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sebastien Linne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Linne throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luttinen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Luttinen misses the shot to the body.
Linne keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Linne looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Luttinen is fending him off so far but Linne persists. Nope, Luttinen circles away and we're back to standing.
Linne misses with a wild body shot.
Luttinen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Linne decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Luttinen's guard.
Linne loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Linne 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.
Luttinen wants to stand and escape but Linne is having none of it.
Linne is looking to work some ground and pound but Luttinen has wrist control.
Linne keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Luttinen's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Luttinen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sebastien Linne overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luttinen is trying to keep Linne in close.
Luttinen is wriggling around but Linne manages to pass to half guard.
Linne throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Linne sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Luttinen defending well though.
Luttinen trying to control here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Linne lands a nice short elbow.
Linne throwing shots but Luttinen is blocking nicely.
Linne throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linne winds up and cracks Luttinen with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Linne thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Linne looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Linne is nestled in close to Luttinen, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Linne looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Luttinen with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Linne misses with a head shot. Luttinen uses the momentum to regain guard.
Luttinen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Linne postures up in Luttinen's guard and throws a big left but Luttinen blocks it.
Linne wants to control from the top but Luttinen keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luttinen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Luttinen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Luttinen is looking to stand up but Linne isn't so interested in that idea.
Luttinen is trying to control the position but Linne postures up.
Linne postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Linne is looking to work some ground and pound but Luttinen has wrist control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Linne postures up.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Linne postures up in Luttinen's guard and throws a big left but Luttinen blocks it.
Luttinen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sebastien Linne dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Linne misses with a kick to the body
and Luttinen counters with a good low kick that Linne was not able to check.
Linne looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Luttinen is fending him off so far but Linne persists. Nope, Luttinen circles away and we're back to standing.
Luttinen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Luttinen scores with a leg kick.
Luttinen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Linne.
Luttinen defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Linne.
Linne lands a lovely overhand right.
Linne lands a nice leg kick that just misses Luttinen's sensitive parts.
Luttinen takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Linne looks to land a body kick but Luttinen moved away.
Linne slips under a jab from Luttinen.
Luttinen on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Luttinen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luttinen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Linne decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Luttinen's guard.
Luttinen trying to control the position here.
Linne scoring with punches to the head and body.
Linne loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Luttinen has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Linne has passed into side control.
Linne fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Linne trying to control the position but Luttinen is working away.
Usko Luttinen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sebastien Linne is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linne just content to control the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Luttinen is looking to regain half guard here but Linne keeps moving and retains side control.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Luttinen is not content to let Linne control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luttinen regains half guard.
Linne wants to control but Luttinen is keeping him busy.
Luttinen wants to control but Linne is keeping busy.
Sebastien Linne has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Linne shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Luttinen napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Luttinen tries to improve position but can't.
Linne taking a breather here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linne has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Sebastien Linne has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Luttinen takes a swing at Linne's ribcage but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Luttinen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Luttinen dodges the punch combination from Linne.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sebastien Linne showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Linne has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sebastien Linne!
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